Skimming the paragraph and pulling the important details out to be able to pass a test is easy.

I had a teacher in high school that didn't believe I could read like that, with accuracy. I was tested many times on details of the story or paragraphs I read. Finally, the teacher started asking questions like "How many sentences were in the paragraph?" While her question had nothing to do with the subject matter, she had set out to slow me down the the same level as the rest of the class.

I was soon transfered to an advanced reading class, where I excelled.

Reading the way I do, you miss some of the details, but wind up getting most of the important ones. My technique involves using my index finger to run across the words, and my eyes and brain pick up repeating words, larger and longer words, as well as names. If I feel more detail is needed, I'll skim it once more for deeper detail, but I still gather about the same amount of information each time.

Slow readers drive me nuts...so do those that try to annalyse each an every letter. Get the details, gather the important information, and move on.

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