The main focus is learning it with non-fiction books first.
When you do a live seminar you learn with 5 non-fiction books.
The home study course comes with two. You are instructed to select a 3rd on of your own of about 250 pages..
I recommend using the 5 day test on two more.
Then you will have noticeable improvement in your rapid reading of NOVELS for pleasure speed because you are able to use all the techniques.
The only reason we (Paul Scheele and I) recommend non-fiction books for learning is that they make it easier to develop superreading and dipping skills and skittering.
Jack...
Try as hard as you can to not be frustrated.
That's a good affirmation for failure.
As Paul says Be playful, have a beginner mind. Beginners don't try they just do it, and do it playfully.
AlexK