Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i1QDqDI02704; Thu, 26 Feb 2004 08:52:13 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 08:52:13 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <003101c3fc6e$8dae0520$0302a8c0@wtrbct.adelphia.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Bonnie Odiorne" <bonniesophia@adelphia.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:3171] Re: speed reading programs? X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook CWS, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 3607 Lines: 101 One problem with this method is the kind of self-correction needed in context: a tear in her dress vs. a tear in her eye. Otherwise, sounds interesting. Warmest Regards, Bonnie Odiorne Ph.D Program Faciliator Working Smart Computers 4 Kids Silas Bronson Library Information Technology Center Waterbury, CT Integrating Technology, ABE and ESL Instruction -----Original Message----- From: nifl-technology@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-technology@nifl.gov]On Behalf Of Heide Wrigley Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 8:14 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:3170] Re: speed reading programs? Hi, Jo and others What an interesting question - to see what the effects are of seeing one word at a time on a screen instead of a full or even partial text. Reading research suggests that comprehension is impeded when learners focus on the word level instead of moving their eyes across a sentence. Similarly comprehension breaks down if we still need to decode each word instead of being able to move to rapid processing of information (i.e., having reached "automaticity.") Seeing one word at a time would also keep learners from "backtracking" or moving their eyes back over text that has just been read, another process that impedes comprehension. Intuitively it strikes me as a bizarre way of reading, seeing one word at a time, but we really don't know much about it. On the positive side it would "force" readers into predicting what words might appear next and then revising their prediction if they were wrong (a great check on comprehension). Can you control the speed with which the words appear? Cheers Heide Spruck Wrigley San Mateo, CA -----Original Message----- From: nifl-technology@nifl.gov [mailto:nifl-technology@nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Jo DT Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 5:45 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:3166] Re: speed reading programs? This may not exactly answer your question - rather poses another! - but I've just been exploring a program called 'speed reader plus' on my PDA (handheld). It uses RSVP - Rapid Serial Visual Presentation, which means that instead of the text being presented as a page, the words are presented in the same place one at a time. I think this sort of idea has been developed for PDAs to try to address the problem of presenting larger amounts of text on a small screen but I understand such programs claim to help increase your reading speed too. I would be interested to know if anyone has introduced RSVP to learners with literacy difficutlies. I have read one report that suggests it might be preferable for people who easily lose track of where they are in a text, and others who have difficulty concentrating, but I would imagine it would present problems rather than solve them for some learners. Any thoughts/experiences? Jo Dixon-Trifonov Southampton, UK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathy Shank" <cshank@access.k12.wv.us> To: "Multiple recipients of list" <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 1:15 PM Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:3165] speed reading programs? > A teacher in my program has asked if there are any online programs or > software to assist students in learning to speed-read. Does anyone have > any suggestions or comments? > > Cathy C. Shank, Adult Basic Education Professional Development > Coordinator > West Virginia Adult Education and Literacy Information Network > RESA III, 501 22nd Street, Dunbar, WV 25064 > Phone: 304-766-7655 ext. 112 or 1-800-257-3723 ext. 112; Fax: > 304-766-7915 > cshank@access.k12.wv.us > >
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