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SPEED READING SOLUTIONS 1 Meaning Clusters In 1964, Carl Peterson began developing a solution for students who want to read and study faster. Solutions: AcceleratedThinking555.com E-Writing.com Freebooks.cc Search 555.com Speed library.com 555 STUDY METHOD AT HOME AND SCHOOL Students reduce study time and remember more material by using 555. The 555 method is: 5 minutes of note-taking and memory patterns. 5 minutes of tell-backs. 5 minutes of fast-writes. Students use memory patterns to take notes while listening to recorded material. They write a web-like pattern of meaningful phrases around a main heading. It can be a series of circles for “who” , “what” “when”, “where” and “why.”

MEMORY TRIGGERS TESTS ______Carl Peterson_________________ ___________________________________ AcceleratedThinking555.com__________ ___________________________________ 555________________________________ ___________________________________ Students____________________________ ___________________________________ _____________method________________ ___________________________________ 5 minutes___________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________tell-backs ___________________________________ _____________memory patterns_______ ___________________________________ _________________meaningful_________ ___________________________________ _______________circles______________ ___________________________________ Speed Learning Format by Carl Peterson ©2005

SPEED READING SOLUTIONS 2 Meaning Clusters The key is to write as much as possible while listening to the material. Students pair up and tell-back. One student “tells back” from his memory pattern while the other student continues to take notes. A fast-write rewrites memory pattern notes in paragraph form. The 555 Study Method allows information to be processed quickly and completely. It works with multiple sensory memories: Visual seeing the material in print Auditory listening to the recorded material Kinesthetic movement of the eyes and hands Tactile writing

MEMORY TRIGGERS TESTS ____________write___________________ ___________________________________ __________pair_____________________ ___________________________________ ______________“tells back”___________ ___________________________________ ___fast-write________________________ ___________________________________ _________________information________ ___________________________________ _______________multiple_____________ ___________________________________ Auditory___________________________ ___________________________________ Kinesthetic__________________________ ___________________________________ Tactile_____________________________ Speed Learning Format by Carl Peterson ©2005

SPEED READING SOLUTIONS 3 Meaning Clusters Study time is reduced by 50%. Students keep the pen moving while listening. At the very least they copy or trace the printed material. Parents can use 555 with their children to help them study. A parent can read from the text-book while the student takes notes. Students can tell-back with parents and siblings. --------------------- E-WRITING IMPROVES READING SPEED AND COMPREHENSION E-writing is a method of writing and reformatting printed text. It stacks sentences vertically by breaking the line after thoughts or phrases. Double spaces are used after each sentence. E-writing doubles reading speed compared with wide-lined text. Vertical reading facilitates the eyes as well as the mind. It reduces regression of the eyes.

MEMORY TRIGGERS TESTS Study______________________________ ___________________________________ _____________pen___________________ ___________________________________ _________________trace______________ ___________________________________ Parents_____________________________ ___________________________________ _______________tell-back____________ ___________________________________ E-WRITING________________________ ___________________________________ ______________reformatting__________ ___________________________________ ___________sentences________________ ___________________________________ _____________reading________________ ___________________________________ Vertical____________________________ Speed Learning Format by Carl Peterson ©2005

SPEED READING SOLUTIONS 4 Meaning Clusters AUDIO TEXTS IMPROVE READING SPEEDS Recorded texts greatly improve reading speed. Why? They dramatically reduce regressions and stumbling over pronunciation. Auditory input improves memory. The visual act of reading improves memory even more The physical act of writing improves memory even more than that. What does this mean for students around the world? Readers can improve reading skills more quickly by reading along with audio books. Students can read faster and study quicker by hearing audio texts. Or they can listen to someone read study materials.

MEMORY TRIGGERS TESTS AUDIO____________________________ ___________________________________ _____________texts__________________ ___________________________________ ________________reduce_____________ ___________________________________ ___________input___________________ ___________________________________ _____________________improves______ ___________________________________ _______________memory_____________ ___________________________________ _____________reading________________ ___________________________________ _________________study_____________ ___________________________________ ___________listen____________________ Speed Learning Format by Carl Peterson ©2005

MEMORY AND SONG 1 Meaning Clusters A strong song leader helps any audience sing better and stronger. Familiar songs are easier to sing. Most people agree repetitive experiences enhance memory. ---------------------- Musical sounds trigger memories. When Alzheimer patients sing: Have they lost the information? Have they scrambled the information? Are they filling in additional sounds in response to memory triggers? How frequent are the triggers? one per verse? one per phrase? one per word? one per letter? When does the performance vary? Do they mimic their performance? Do they memorize their performance? Can hearing multiple phrases help trigger memories?

MEMORY TRIGGERS TESTS _________song_______________________ ____________________________________ Familiar_____________________________ ____________________________________ _________________experiences_________ ____________________________________ ___________Alzheimer________________ ____________________________________ ______________scrambled_____________ ____________________________________ _____________________response________ ____________________________________ _______frequent______________________ ____________________________________ one_________________________________ ____________________________________ ______________mimic_________________ ____________________________________ _______________memorize_____________ ____________________________________ Speed Learning Format by Carl Peterson ©2005