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Show Meet Ralph Prey Jre9 19 He's a college junior." He can read. 39000 words a minute . , He is NOT Skimming Watching Ralph's hand fly over the pages (his hand acts as a pacer) , you can't believe that he's actually reading. He must be skimming. But he's not. Ralph Frey can read the average novel in a little under 40 minutes. Once, while standing in a bookstore, book-store, he read three complete novels before he was asked to leave. He studies between 1,500 and 2,000 words a minute, and rarely dips below 1,000 wpm, even on the toughest material. GOOD RECALL Most significantly, however, is that he can comprehend compre-hend and recall what he's read right down to the details. Ralph Frey is not a mental freak. Nor is he a naturally fast reader. He learned this revolutionary technique tech-nique of rapid reading at the Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics Institute. Ralph was one of our better students. He started the course at about 400 words a minute and increased his rate 8 times. Our average student begins at about 300 words a minute and works up to speeds over 1,500 words.a minute. YOU CAN DO THIS, TOO! "Reading dynamically," says Ralph, "means that I can cover both the required and the suggested reading for a course during the first month of the semester. That leaves time for more extracurricular activities. On the weekend before an exam, I've reread several complete texts." THE TECHNIQUE OF DYNAMIC READING WAS DISCOVERED BY A UTAH SCHOOL TEACHER. Evelyn Wood first observed dynamic reading 18 years ago when a university professor read her term paper at an amazing 6,000 words a minute. Mrs. Wood's curiosity caused her to look for other exceptional readers, and over the next few years, she found 50 people who could read faster than 1,500 words a minute, with fine comprehension, outstanding recall, and great reading satisfaction. She was now sure it was possible to read faster than anyone had thought; but the question of how was not yet answered. It took H years of toil and research, working with "natural" fast readers before she developed a technique whereby average students learn to read 3 to 10 times faster. IMPROVEMENTS BY TYPICAL GRADUATES IN WORDS AND COMPREHENSION PER MINUTE LIGHT DIFFICULT READING READING WPM WPM Beg. End Beg. End Ronald Aramaki Student 1140 5805 597 5740 Peter Kranenburg Chief Photo Optical Inst. Sec. 326 5735 298 5825 Barbara Sloan Student 299 5279 254 5435 Barbara Corah Student 304 5534 332 5698 Lewis J. Barlow Vice Pres. Klem. Sch. Dist. 309 5469 298 5275 Marlene Geertsen Student 290 5034 298 5305 Ruth Davidson Teacher 293 4267 226 2068 Wendell Gardner Laborer 281 4851 203 2954 Martin Johnson 384 4779 272 4972 D. Richard Smith Student 356 4132 271 2582 Lowell Vawdry Student 438 4417 323 2177 Karen A. Westenskow Medical Clerk 313 4574 203 5250 Crista Loucks Computer Programmer 374 5184 299 5275 JOHN KESLER STUDENT 570 5794 TOTALS Speed 405 5062 298 4504 AVERAGES Comp. 56 84 49 817? The first Reading Dynamics Institute was opened in Washington, D.C., in September, 1959. Since that time institutes have been opened in 61 cities throughout the country and national enrollment for the course now tops 200,000. COMPREHENSION IS STRESSED At a recent teacher training conference, Mrs. Wood in discussing skimming techniques commonly used in many speed reading courses, emphasized that dynamic reading is nothing like these courses. "You read five times faster," she pointed out, "not by reading every fifth word, but by reading five times as many words in the same amount of time." Mrs. Wood emphasized that using her technique of rapid reading, every word on the page is noted. ACHIEVEMENT WARRANTY ;l WE GUARANTEE TO INCREASE THE READING EFFICr J! OF EACH STUDENT AT LEAST 3 TIMES WITH GOOD C ; PREHENSION. WE WILL REFUND THE ENTIRE TUITIffl ' ANY STUDENT WHO AFTER COMPLETING MINIMUM t !' AND STUDY REQUIREMENTS, DOES NOT AT LEAST II ;l HIS READING EFFICIENCY AS MEASURED BY OUI IE !! NING AND ENDING TESTS. NOW REGISTERING Ft FALL COURSES MONDAY THRU WEDNESC- October 2-4 5:15 and 8 P.M. Hotel Utah, Jade Room THURSDAY, October 5 5:15 and 8 P.M. Hotel Utah, Presidents Room I You will see a Reading Dynamics graduate read H speeds from a book he has never seen before and" in detail what he has read. , j You will see a documented film that includes 11 with Washington Congressmen who rhave taken tn You will leam how we can help you to faster real" improved comprehension, greater recall. Evelyn Wood READING DYNAMICS IfJSTITL 445 East 2nd South, Office No. Telephone 328-0121 (Provo 373-04 I MAIL To: Ey.lyn Wood COUPON loading Dynamics, Dopt. A ! TAniv 445 Et Jml Soirth I UDAY slt Uko City, h j C Plejio sand dotcriplivo foldor. Plena tond schedule of demolish -d wintti c l I I understand thir I in under n ;K.alion d I salesman will call. I NAME STREET ! CITY ilL--''' |