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READTACH Reading Accelerator
(c) Copyright 1989 by Larry O'Rear
This program helps to develop rapid eye movement and increased eye span by
flashing lines of text on the screen, one at a time. You will be asked to
enter the name of the text file that you want to read. Be sure to enter the
DOS path if the text file is not in the same directory as this program. (The
lines must not be over 79 characters long.)
If you don't have another text file handy, you can use the READFAST.DOC
file that comes with the READFAST program. If you have other shareware
programs, they probably have .DOC or .TXT files that you could use. The Bible
is available on shareware disks--that will provide plenty of reading practice!
One use of READTACH is to do the eye-span exercises READCISE.TXT and
READSOLR.TXT. Enter READTACH NO to start the program if you don't want
automatic speed increase, and choose a speed of about 600 words per minute at
first (the lines are short--you're not really reading that fast!). Look only
at the middle of each line. You might want to use a different speed later.
-More-
The lines will appear on the screen beginning at the top. Each new line
will be on the next line down until you get near the bottom of the screen. Then
you will see a message telling you to look at the top of the screen for the
next line.
The reading rate is approximate, assuming 12 words per line (the eye-span
exercises don't have that many). The aim is not to provide an exact rate, but
to provide exercise in eye movement. Choose a rate a little faster than you can
read comfortably. The speed will increase gradually from screen to screen. If
you don't want this automatic speedup, enter READTACH NO to start the program.
If you want to skip the opening screen (but not the shareware message!), start
by typing READTACH Q. You may use both the NO and the Q, in any order.
Remember that continued and lasting improvement requires continued
practice. Good Luck!
Now hit the ESC key to continue.