FOLLOW-UP FOR FIRST TIMED READING

     You will need a notebook to keep track of your progress.  On the first
line, write the date, the name of the book you read, the pages read, and
your reading speed (words per minute).  You will record the results of
later reading sessions in the same way.

     To check your reading comprehension, write a summary of the main ideas
from your reading, and then compare your summary with the book.  See if you
made mistakes in your summary or left out any of the main ideas that you
think you should have included.

     The next exercise (number 3 on the menu) will pace you as you read,
to start increasing your speed.  Usually, comprehension increases with
speed, after some practice.  When you read larger blocks of material at one
reading, you will usually understand it better than when you read little
chunks at a time because of slow reading habits.  And when you read faster,
your mind has less tendency to wander...if you have that problem!

     Now hit the ESC key.