A Critique of Reading Improvement Training

Content

Evaluates some reading improvement training programs in the U.S. Oversimplification of the reading process; Use of speed and comprehension as end-results criteria; Definitions of comprehension; Training design; Comparison of machine and non-machine training; Problem of transfer between the training environment and the application environment.

Evaluates some reading improvement training programs in the U.S. Oversimplification of the reading process; Use of speed and comprehension as end-results criteria; Definitions of comprehension; Training design; Comparison of machine and non-machine training; Problem of transfer between the training environment and the application environment.