Hi,

This is my first post on this board and I'd like to ask a few questions, share some of the things I've found, and learn more about this system.

I've found 2 reports of scientific studies conducted on Photoreading.

One was published in a hard to find NASA report (I found a link to it via a Google search.) The study was given to a Photoreading instructor and came back very disappointing. The instructor, according to the study, peformed below average and actually took longer then the control group.

The other seemed to be conducted by an inexperienced student but did not have any positive findings either.

I think many people are saying they are learning more and faster with the Photoreading system -- but I have to seriously question if this is because they have changed from being a passive observer to an active reader instead of the actual photoreading step.

I think we must ask if it is theoretically possible to photoread? Who can do it? How can we test what one photoreads? How can we make it better?

I think Photoreading would require a photographic memory. It seems few adults can do this naturally but that under hypnosis a significant portion have this ability.

I'm not sure that it would require a photographic memory but it seems to make sense -- especially considering the lack of information carried in a high level pictorial representation of a page.

I'm interested in any other scientific studies on photoreading --- especially if anyone has found positive ones.

I'd, also, like to suggest a rough plan for a scientific study of photoreading -- especially the photoreading step itself and not the system as a whole.

Here is my basic idea for it:

A control group is established for people who have no experience with photoreading, speed reading, or any other reading improvement system.

A group which has had 1 month of speed reading practice within the previous 1-2 weeks of the test.

A group which has had 1 month of photoreading practice within the previous 1-2 weeks of the test.

The main test will consist of a fictional story following a logical plot line that no subject could be familiar with. A second test could be given within a few days to test retention and recall of a group of nonsensical words and their definitions.

All subjects will be given 15 minutes to relax before the test and prepare.

The test will be carefully monitored and all test groups will be given the estimated time that their group should have for their ability.

Example, the control group will be given number of words/250wpm time, speed reading will be given number of words/800wpm time, and the Photoreading group will be given number of words/25,000wpm.

The subjects will not be able to refer back to their reading during the test portion of the test but will know the procedure. All groups will be given basic hints on the type of questions that will be asked.

The subjects will state when they are ready to begin. Photoreaders will be allowed to focus using a stereogram before beginning. Ideally, the test will be adminstrated on a computer system (using stereogram) to ensure Photoreaders use the proper speed.

Test will be given to measure reading comphrension and recall 5 minutes after the reading portion, 30 minutes after the reading portion, and 24 hours after the reading portion of the test.

I think this would be a nice study and encourage anyone/someone to try it. Also, if certain photoreaders do better then others then I'd encourage more test of the subjects to determine any differences.

Well.. any researcher want to try something like this?

.. I briefly want to consider some ways to make photoreading better. In other words, going from it is possible to how one can do it. One will definetly want to study the results of photoreading under brainwave entrainment practice, hypnosis, etc.

Also, I'm interested if it is possible to use mnemonics or predefined ques to make it possible to recall photoread information in a predictable and scientific way.

It might, also, be possible to create a program to flash images of what one is reading while speed reading it at a very fast rate. This might prove to be a very vauable form of speed reading+memory recall.

Ok.. so if anyone has or is conducting studies of this nature, other methods to read at 10,000wpm+, or machines/systems to facilitate in accelerated learning please leave me a reply or email me.

Thanks,
Curtis