Does it sound impossible to read 25,000 words per minute with a 75% comprehension? Not at all! I learned how to photoread using this cool technique developed by Paul Scheele that I am going to share with you. You’ll be able to digest entire textbooks, articles and newspapers that have been piling up, or read hundreds of emails just a matter of minutes. And no, it’s not ‘speed reading’, and it’s not ‘photographic memory’ either. It’s not magic – but it really works! Anyone who can read a book can learn how to do it.
Most folks read the same way they were taught in grade school – at about 200 words per minute with a 55% comprehension level. And sadly, most remain at this level while stacks of untouched newspapers, magazines, mail, articles, books and reports clutter your living space. When will you ever find the time to read for pleasure with so much to sift through? So many people are trying to cope in the information age using the same reading skills they learned in grade school!
The challenge isn’t whether photoreading is possible, but rather how to incorporate photoreading into your everyday activities, just like eating and sleeping. After I learned how to photoread, I felt much more on top of things in my life, because I had the information I needed to make effective decisions. While I used to spend days reading science textbooks and technical journals, now I only spend minutes per document and I have a clear desk feeling at the end of the day, both at my office and in my home. I can keep up with all the latest daily news in 10 minutes.
The main presumption when picking up a book is that you must read every word in order to understand its message. Not only that, but the book must be read all at one speed: painfully slow.
You know from experience that you don’t have to read every word to get the gist of what a paragraph is talking about. Nor do you have to read an entire textbook at the same speed. We’re going to learn how to super-read, rapid-read, and photoread. Think of it as giving your car a new set of gears: you only had first gear available in your car, and now I’m going to show you how to use 2nd gear, 3rd gear, and overdrive.
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It should work for anything you need to read.
this seems like a lot of work but i have a tone of books to read ! would it work with research reports????
Thanks!
I will keep trying.
About a week. And then another month of practice until it came more naturally. It’s one of the weirdest things I’ve ever done… the person who taught me got me interested in it by reading a book I picked out and to gave him, and then I had to try it myself I was so intrigued! The biggest thing I had to work on was to *relax* and don’t make it so hard to do. I would suggest speed reading first and going from there.
Aurora,
I can’t get it.
It’s really hard.
How long did it take you to be able to do it?
Thanks!
Yes, this is for advanced grades. I’ve forwarded your message to Tonya who will be in touch with you.
I really want to do this, but I only have the k-8 membership, and it says:
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it dosen’t say exactly what grade this is. can you tell me?
It’s kind of like riding a bike… difficult, and awkward at first, but if you keep at it, then it really pays off. I have a math teacher friend that reads books upside-down and backwards this way (something that I still can’t do!) and he can tell me nearly everything that’s in the book!
I can not do this it is sooooooo hard. 🙁
Give it a try! You need to practice it first. The more you do it, the more natural and easy it becomes.
Oh and also, will it still work for short chapters? ~Alanna
Yes, I sometimes read fiction novels this way.. ones that I don’t want to get sucked completely into the adventure of (it’s a totally different experience).
Can I do this with books that are not textbooks? I do a thing called Battle of the Books and I have to remember things about the book, would the effect be the same? ~ Alanna,
Can I do this with books that are not textbooks? I do a thing called Battle of the Books and I have to remember things about the book, would the effect be the same?
This is so cool!
This sounds amazing! I can’t wait to try it! ~ Jasmin
It works now, yes! 😀
It worked for me! I spent a lot of time on it practicing, though. Keep trying!! ~Kelsea, age 11 years
It won’t work for me D:
Aurora, when I tried to play the second video in the PhotoReading section, it said Video not found or access denied: http://escience.s3.amazonaws.com/unit19/unit19-photoread. Could you please fix it? Thanks!