Reading Speed 2.1.2. 2.1.2. ... Therefore, it is necessary for us to study and research on the current way of teaching reading to get the effective and feasible measures to improve the students reading ability. 2.Body 2.1The Current Situation of Reading Teaching and its Disadvantages According to the syllabus, the teacher must give the students adequate reading practice to pick up their reading speed. ... But it also does relate with our traditional method of teaching reading. 2.1.1.The Reading Speed The traditional way of teaching reading is based on the classical reading theory. ... Bu...

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Prior research has shown that external factors such as illumination, contrast, print size, font, legibility, format and text styles influence reading speed, comprehension, eye movement and reading strategy. ... Further, being larger, uppercase letters have been observed to impact reading speed. Text readability has also been acknowledged to affect reading speed and comprehension. ... They further hypothesized that participants would fare better in reading speed and retention after reading text that was emphasized with capitals or spaces. ... The participants' reading speeds were measured ...

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AT reading tools, or text-to-speech tools, include hardware and software designed to make text-based materials more accessible for individuals who experience difficulty with reading. ... Assistive Technology Reading Tools The most common AT reading tools come in the form of text-to-speech (TTS) recognition. ... Another popular AT reading application is Read & Write Gold (Read & Write Gold), which was chosen by the State of Kentucky as the AT tool of choice for reading intervention services. ... Users can customize the software to select personal preferences such as voice gender, speed, and pi...

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"From my reading of this, she should be reporting to probation in Orlando probably within 72 hours," said Strickland as he signed the new document with the added words "the defendant is to report to Probation upon release" and "nunc pro tunc," which allowed the amendment to work retroactively (Boston.com). ... "We will be addressing that with all due speed and with aggression as the law, procedures, ethics, and judicial canons will allow" (CNN). ...

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Reading approach is also based on the doctrine and theories concerning the meaning, nature, and structure of reading. ... Reading diversifies the imagination. ... Some students do have the reading problems because they lack for the necessary skills for a proficient reading. ... Slow reading also a formula for lessening the interest in reading. ... Therefore, the school where in the students graduated from also affects in the reading of the students, providing the students with various reading materials will expose them to the different kinds of reading materials. ...

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When a person views an ad, his eyes instinctively look towards the top-left corner of the page, a mannerism due to reading. ... In the advertisement, the model shown is being compared to a train, both traveling at what seems to be high speeds. The train is matching the speed of the car yet looks to be behind it at the same time, an assessment caused by the following train-cars fading into the horizon. ... The train in the image symbolizes strength, power, speed and vigilance. ... Because both are strategically placed in the bottom-right, again considering the instinctive reading patterns c...

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Running the engine at idle speed (1000 rpm). 3. ... The operating temperature reading can be record through the thermocouple scanner display. ... Increase the engine speed to 1500 rpm. 6. ... After that, increase the engine speed by 500 rpm. 11. ... Increase the engine speed to 1500 rpm. 14. ...

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Cohen et al. (1990) also proposed a parallel processing model in which the word travels faster due to the greater practice of word reading. ... The study determined the stroop effect to be a result of the response-competition phenomenon, not related to the speed of processing of the color or word. ... Thus, reading the color-word is automatic as one reads very often, but naming the color is not. This theory explains why in an incongruent task subjects are slower and more error prone because they cannot avoid the automatic process of reading. ... Seeing that automaticity assumes word processing...

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Low speed centrifuge was used to filter out and pellet the large cell debris, the mixture formally known as supernatant. The supernatant was in turn centrifuge at high speeds to obtain the chloroplasts. ... The readings were taken under strict time management, with readings taken almost exactly at each five-minute mark until the twenty-minutes mark was reached. The foil test tube reading was taken first and then rewrapped until the end of the experiment when it was unwrapped and a final reading taken. ... The absorption spectra of each pigment were then reveled as the spectrometer was se...

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Previous experiments suggest that reading text printed on green paper will improve learning and performance for students. ... Data was collected on oral reading fluency, comprehension, and the speed of the participant. ... Does printing text on colored paper increase reading comprehension skills compared to printing test on white paper? ... Data was collected on oral reading fluency, comprehension, and the speed of the participant. ... I did this to ensure that all participants were on, or around the same reading level. ...

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Not to mention its strong presence as a source of infinite information from topics ranging from health to entertainment and education, the future of the printed book is clearly threatened by the speed and efficiency of the Internet and its gargantuan powerhouse of knowledge and information. My experience of reading a hyperfiction is wholly different from one of reading a printed book. ... (Landow, pg 11) I shape my own focus of reading. No longer am I confined only to reading what an author wants me to read. ... Our reading is our interpretation. ...

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In general, this indicates that a single word includes only one response thereby making reading a fast process. ... It was also clear that the current research supports Brown (1915) evaluation that the speed of completing the Stroop task was not determined by reading being a trained ability. ... Therefore, the interference was not due to the reading skills but on the association of information in the brain. ... Another one is that the participants should not have assessed each other's response time and errors as the assessor may familiarize with the Stroop task sheet and therefore, affect...

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I was placed in the worst reading group because of my slow and labored reading tendencies. ... This was an unexpected position for someone who struggles with attentional and processing speed issues, being that it demands a tremendous amount of focus. ... Before my sophomore year I tried avoiding concentration-demanding tasks and hiding my syntax and processing speed issues by avoiding challenges. ... Since I didn't push myself to focus while reading in my head, I often struggled in test taking positions when I wasn't given the luxury of reading aloud. ... Reading this book has helped...

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But other than physical unease, how did seeing one of my favorite novels on a monitor affect my reading of it? ... When reading a novel, the more immersed and involved I am, the faster I read. As my emotions speed up, so does my reading. However, on a computer, I would start to speed up at the end of the page, just as I needed to scroll down to get more info - slowing my reading back down again. ... I enjoy reading articles where my interest determines the path of my reading; where I can chose to visit or not to visit particular sites; where my path can change each time I read it. ...

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Introduction: Enzymes are a kind of protein that catalyze reactions by bonding to specifically shaped active sites thus lowering the energy reaction level which in turn speeds up the reaction. ... We also hypothesized that because enzyme and substrate concentrations in a reaction are proportional to each other, the reaction will occur at a speed proportionate to the amount of enzyme/substrate present. ... As soon as the catechol was added, readings of absorbance were taken on the spectrophotometer. Readings were taken at 0 minutes and then every 2 minutes up until 10 minutes. ... F...

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Predict the reading Elec will see on the ammeter and explain this result. (3 marks) c. ... The fan has 2 speed settings, high and low. ... Dale determines that the resistance of the fan at various speeds and the current flowing through the circuit when using a single battery. Speed Resistance Current Low 20 Ω 0.06 A High 10 Ω 0.1 A a. Dale finds that the fan does not receive 1.5 V whether operating at high or low speeds. ...

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At a fixed speed, pressure difference (pump head) and brake torque in the pump are measured as the flow rate is decreased at predetermined intervals of 2 gpm. ... For this experiment, the power supplied to the pump (Pin) is given by Pin = TN where T is the brake torque (ft-lbf) and N is the shaft speed (RPM). ... However, to convert to horsepower, 1 HP = 550 ft-lbf/sec Results Data: Shaft speed: 1600 RPM Q (gpm) pin (in H2O) pout (psig) T (in-lbf) Äp (psig) Pin (HP) Pout (HP) z (%) 30 -10.3 2.4 7.5 2.77 0.190 0.048 25.3 28 -7.1 2.9 6....

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Abstract The following study was an experiment conducted to explore the possibility of age and anxiety having an effect on the level of reading span attained after completion of a computerised reading span task and an anxiety self report. ... The test was administered to university students whose reading comprehension had been measured. There proved to be a good relationship between working memory span and reading comprehension. ... Reading span was the dependent variable that was measured. ... Perceptual Speed The measure of speed was obtained as described by Salthouse and Bab...

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Speed and efficiency are among just a few advantages that technology has to offer now a days, but will it be able to replace the book in totality, or what kind of value does the book still hold? As we progress through his reading, we see that he touches many aspects including the resistance of change. ... "There will be nothing to replace the reading of a book or a newspaper in bed- (94); which is true, but that doesn't mean that technology is set out to abolish the book from existence. ... It ranges from talking to friends or family members directly, to watching a movie or reading the ...

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The order that language skills are presented is listening, speaking, reading, and writing. ... It has emphasized accurate pronunciation and enhanced auditory memory and listening comprehension at native speed and speed of speech. ...

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The sum total of these readings is used to screen passengers. ... With these technologies, the emphasis is on speed and seamlessness. ... With these technologies, the emphasis is on speed and seamlessness. ...

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'of speeds of' and '&meet&', lines 8 and 12 respectively, show a sort of back-and-forth motion, much like that of the motion of a trapeze swinging. ... The lines' spacing synchronizes the speed of the reading with that of the leaf at different points in its fall. ... Reading this poem, one may realize the lone comma on line 12. ... His use of only primary descriptives, such as speed, direction, color, and shape indicates that he is trying to describe the bird as quickly as possible. ... But a stopping of motion would contradict 'swi/ftly', so Cu...

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'of speeds of' and '&meet&', lines 8 and 12 respectively, show a sort of back-and-forth motion, much like that of the motion of a trapeze swinging. ... The lines' spacing synchronizes the speed of the reading with that of the leaf at different points in its fall. ... Reading this poem, one may realize the lone comma on line 12. ... His use of only primary descriptives, such as speed, direction, color, and shape indicates that he is trying to describe the bird as quickly as possible. ... But a stopping of motion would contradict 'swi/ftly', so Cu...

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Most modern light meters measure the subject's luminance or reflectance and present a readout as an exposure value (EV number), this measure incorporates film speed. ... If the image is luminated by one light source you take a reading of the grey card. For subjects that have a normal distribution of light and dark areas ,i.e. landscape with the sun behind the camera, the grey card reading will indicate correct exposure. Once you have measured the EV of the grey card and used that reading to determine the exposure for the scene (thereby placing the grey card luminance value at Zone V), ...

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I am currently employed at the school for the past 13 years. 19xx-19xx Position, Name of Company United States Corporation Company, Executive Secretary to one of the Vice Presidents My duties included taking dictation (speed writing), typing letters, billing companies for stock certificates and mailings, filing, and researching information for customers and other stockbrokers. ... Michael's High School Graduated 1970 19xx-19xx Brooklyn College 21/2 years credits towards Education INTERESTS & ACTIVITIES Walking, listening to music, playing tennis, bike...

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