I'm betting that you can, but it will take dedication. I ordered the course a few months ago and wasn't sure if I was suckered into the infomercial or not. After having completed the home course I was still a bit leery.... My results compared to Pete's ( on the infomercial) were significantly different. I had photoread a few books and had some 'ok' results. For whatever reason, I backed off of photoreading and continued to 'slow' read in my normal fashion. As expected, I returned to regularly frustrated state of a page every two minutes - mind wandering - little retention.
Two nights ago, I decided I would try photoreading again. I spent about a half hour performing the first few steps on the first night and about an hour activating on the second night.
With about an hour and a half worth of time spent I went through a 310 page book and I would say I have about 60% retention. Not too bad considering I am not practicing this skill in the least and I would say I was far from 'studying' the material I had just photoread last night.
I also recommend mind mapping and listening to the 'hypno-activator' tape.
With a little practice and dedication I'm sure you'll do well.
Best of luck,
rhino