To build a solid foundation for success with PhotoReading, I recommend you first focus on "mastering the basics." That means learning how to do the whole system correctly, all five steps and the techniques.
The best way I know of, whether you have just the "how-to" book or the home study program is, to Prepare/Preview/PhotoRead 7-10 books a week for one month. And, each week, go back and Activate/Rapid Read a couple of those books. Plan to have multiple 30-minute Activation sessions using all the techniques until the whole book "gels" and you have full comprehension, from "whole to parts." You get a much deeper experience of a book, starting at 3-times faster than what you can with just regular-reading.
If you have extra time during that first month, you can Prepare & PhotoRead any book. Anything. But, use all the techniques in each step.
Use the process and play with it so you get the benefits you looked into PhotoReading for in the first place.
Hope this helps. Feel free to post more questions. Everyone jumps in with tips and advice, too.
[This message has been edited by Dana Hanson (edited June 18, 2001).]
[This message has been edited by Dana Hanson (edited June 18, 2001).]