A NEW WAY TO READ

Enclosed is a short description of a totally new way to read called
PROPORTIONAL READING. In this approach the eyes never move. All readers
can benefit. Students can instantly improve reading comprehension, speed
and enjoyment.  Reading downloaded text with Proportional Reading is a lot
of fun. 

Students are immediately able to concentrate on the meaning of reading
rather than the process of reading. Many learning disabled students
instantly improve their reading and self-esteem. 

In addition to helping the individual reader, Proportional Reading can be
used in the classroom to create interactive whole language and language
experience class events in real time. One computer can serve an entire
class. These events can be later reviewed individually by students. 

Classroom results are very dramatic. Group attention span and motivation
increase substantially. This technique can be incorporated into almost
every facet of regular teaching. Teachers can realize amazing improvement
in mainstreaming and inclusion of children who know their phonics, but
still have trouble. Proportional Reading can be used to teach many
transferrable reading skills.

In Proportional Reading words come on the screen one at a time and stay on
the screen for different lengths of time in proportion to their word
length (hence the name PROPORTIONAL READING). Longer words are displayed
for longer periods of time than shorter words. There is also a pause at
the end of every sentence. As a result, this approach visually simulates
spoken text. Students feel that they are being read aloud to even at
speeds of 600 words per minute.

The combination of never having to move the eyes and having words
automatically grouped into cognitive intervals with visual voice
simulation has opened up reading for many students, and within a matter of
five minutes.

This approach to learning is having a profound and instant effect on
students. Decoding errors decrease immediately, comprehension improves
dramatically, and speed often doubles on the spot. Perhaps most
importantly, self-esteem and enjoyment soar.

My research has lead to twenty-five major discoveries about reading and the
development of self-esteem, all of which are incorporated into this new
technique for reading. All that is required is a MacIntosh computer LC or
higher, Word Perfect 2.0 or later, and my program.

If you are interested, I would be happy to e-mail you my paper on this
subject at no cost. I also have available a video demonstration of this
technique which you can play on your VCR. After you read my paper you
might want to look at the video. The video is 70 minutes long and shows
how Proportional Reading can be used to solve many problems. 

Cost of the video is $5.00. This is a non-profit charge. This price
includes $2.00 to purchase the raw video tape, $2.93 for shipping the
completed video to you by Priority Mail, and $ .07  for a mailing
envelope. 

Aparco, Inc.
95 Rantoul Street
Beverly, MA 01915
(508) 927-9234
Internet mailing address:  proread@aol.com
America On Line mailing address:  ProRead

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