speedreading

I signed up for my reading lab earlier this month and i like it. i was led to believe that everyone gets a lexile diagnostic in the beginning. That part is a lie. It looks like it's only those enrolled in instructor-led courses and i say this based on the fact that i'm enrolled to work on my own and i don't have the option of taking a lexile diagnostic. This defeats most of the purpose of buying it because i'd like to know how i'm improving as i work through the program and if i can't measure that, how do i know if i've improved?
I think if they had it available for independent workers, they'll probably have peopl3 in schools where myreadinglab isn't used sign up to work independently.

By not having the lexile measure available to measure progress, i don't think myreadinglab is worth the amount paid. Why? because you can improve your comprehension with tons of exercise at towsendpress.com for free. If you want to know how to find the main idea? well,the book can tell you and then you can take the exercises.

For me, i purchased myreading lab to help my comprehension and have a way to measure improvement and since that isn't there, i personally wouldn't advise purchase considering you can find free resources out there.

So, in researching how to take a lexile diagnostic, i came across a teacher's syllabus from some school in missouri that uses the ultimate speed reader. Googled it but came up with other stuff. Acereader pro and reader's edge are the 2 that topped all the rest. Top 10 review rated my readers edge as #1 with Acereader pro as #2 but to me, they all received the same stars for virtually everything so they rank the same to me.
i read reviews on their actual websites and they both had great reviews. I also looked at amazon.com and Acereader has 5-star reviews. i was put in a dilemma saturday, all day sunday and couldn't decide. i downloaded the free version of acereader and i feel like just using it for that short maybe 30minutes tops put me in the 300wpm range. i've never read that fast before. Their comprehension exercises are 4 question only.It's cheaper than than the basic version of reader's edge.Personally, the impression i got was that it can increase your rate dramatically. I found their games challenging and fun. Reader's edge on the other hand was more expensive, had great reviews as well. They also had a sale for their pro version, it was selling for 74.97 (50%) off compared to $79.95 for their basic editon. Their comprehension tests offer more questions,i believe 6, compared to acereader. I also saw in their reviews, MCATers who'd used it and found it helpful. So, considering their prices are similar, which one do i buy?

i went out, came home, decided i'll get up before 1am to buy reader's edge but woke up this morning. i turned on this computer and boy am i glad i hibernated it. i still had my window open with the purchase page of readers edge on there showing the $74.97 price. Without thinking any further, i just clicked on purchase and paid for it. The only thing had me hesitate for a second was whether i should choose download or pay $7 to have the cd mailed to me ($7 is a ripoff). i ended up choosing the cd anyway because i'm hoping i can sell it to someone since the pro version can be downloaded unto 2 different computers. So $81.92 was the total. I'd looked at their facebook page and the best deal i'd seen there was them offering 20% off both versions so i thought the 50% off for their thanksgiving sale was a real deal. it wasn't posted on their facebook page though.

Is it worth it? I hope it is. i feel like unlike my reading lab where i can't measure my progress, this gives a graphical detail showing your progress. Plus i get to practice speed and comprehension at the same time. I paid abut $12 more than i'd pay for ace reader (of course if i buy ace reader with cd shipping then that'll be $4 more. If it turn's out it's not worth it though, i'll pretend i had a pay a red-light ticket. They have a money back guarantee. I'll use if dilligently for the next 30days and see how much progress i make,if not much, i'll email them and get acereader. Like i said, i liked how acereader's interface was. i think the most cogent testimonial that got me to purchase reader's edge was the one from the MCATers. I'll post an update later.