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  2. Slow reading - Wikipedia

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    The use of slow reading in literary criticism is sometimes referred to as close reading.Of less common usage is the term, "deep reading". [1]Slow reading is contrasted with speed reading which involves techniques to increase the rate of reading without adversely affecting comprehension, and contrasted with skimming which employs visual page cues to increase reading speed.

  3. 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.

  4. Lexile - Wikipedia

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    Reading rate. Fluency; Slow reading ... Slow reading; Speed reading; ... The Lexile Framework for Reading is an educational tool in the United States that uses a ...

  5. Optical storage media writing and reading speed - Wikipedia

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    The DVD and Blu-ray discs hold a higher capacity of data, so reading or writing those discs in the same 74-minute time-frame requires a higher data transfer rate. Drive speed can be limited intentionally to reduce noise from the drive or slow down ripping, such as the firmware component Riplock.

  6. Fountas and Pinnell reading levels - Wikipedia

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    The Ontario Human Rights Commission created a giant meta-report "Right to Read: public inquiry into human rights issues affecting students with reading disabilities", has in part 8 "Curriculum and instruction" devoted to criticizing whole language systems, cueing systems, and also specifically Fountas & Pinnell's balanced literacy in sections ...

  7. New inflation reading reinforces Fed's go-slow strategy

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    A fresh reading from the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge showed prices remained sticky in the final month of 2024, likely reinforcing a wait-and-see approach from the central bank.

  8. Fix problems reading or receiving AOL Mail

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    If you're having problems reading and retrieving your AOL Mail, the following troubleshooting steps: Use AOL Basic Mail. AOL Basic Mail gives you a way to see your emails in a simpler layout. This can often help when you're having problems retrieving mail on a slower connection speed. Reset your web settings

  9. Words per minute - Wikipedia

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    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] In the same study, when the group was divided into "fast", "moderate", and "slow" groups, the average speeds were 40 wpm, 35 wpm, and 23 wpm, respectively.