Thanks! I have been trying the X technique since its the only one I seem to know how to do, and as for the dictonary, there are 3 columns on each page, and I guess whether it is in the upper, middle or lower part of that column. So actually for any given word for that specific dictonary that I am using, I have a 1 in 18 chance of getting it right. Have you gotten your best results a while after photoreading the dictonary or immediatly after?