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2. Speed reading - Wikipedia

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   Skimming is a process of speed reading that involves visually searching the sentences of a page for clues to the main idea or when reading an essay, it can mean reading the beginning and ending for summary information, then optionally the first sentence of each paragraph to quickly determine whether to seek still more detail, as determined by the questions or purpose of the reading.

3. Word count - Wikipedia

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   Word count is commonly used by translators to determine the price of a translation job. Word counts may also be used to calculate measures of readability and to measure typing and reading speeds (usually in words per minute). When converting character counts to words, a measure of 5 or 6 characters to a word is generally used for English. [1]

4. Wikipedia:Article size - Wikipedia

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   Word counts can be found with the help of Shubinator's DYK tool or Prosesize gadget (either as a script or on web version), or by copying and pasting the text (not including references) to a word processor or other tool on your computer that can count words.

5. Get Paid to Write: Top 18 Sites That Pay (up to $1 per Word)

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   The writer’s guidelines state that the journal publishes nonfiction essays, fiction and poetry. Submissions must be mailed in. Published materials are paid a rate of $20 per page.

6. Schaffer method - Wikipedia

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   The Jane Schaffer method is a formula for essay writing that is taught in some U.S. middle schools and high schools.Developed by a San Diego teacher named Jane Schaffer, who started offering training and a 45-day curriculum in 1995, it is intended to help students who struggle with structuring essays by providing a framework.

7. Words per minute - Wikipedia

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   For example, under such a method applied to plain English text the phrase "I run" counts as one word, but "rhinoceros" and "let's talk" would both count as two. Karat et al. found in one study of average computer users in 1999 that the average rate for transcription was 32.5 words per minute, and 19.0 words per minute for composition. [2]