INSTRUCTIONS FOR FIRST TIMED READING


     The purpose of this program is to increase your reading speed and
comprehension.  Before we begin the improvement, let's get an idea of your
present reading rate.  This will give you a way to measure your improvement
as you use the program.

     Choose a book that you want to read.  The printed lines need to begin
near the top of the first page that you will read, and end near the bottom
of the last page.  This will give a more accurate word count, since the
number of lines per page is used to find the number of words read.
(Chapters sometimes begin and end on partial pages.  When you read longer
selections later, this will not be a problem.)

     For this exercise, choose three or four pages to read.  The computer
will measure your reading time.  When you have finished reading, you will
be asked for the information needed to calculate your reading speed.

     Now you are ready to begin!  Hit the ESC key.