[greyfox]

i went to school with many kids in what were called "k-level" courses (high school courses in early grades before courses with dual credit were offered)

I often noticed how they could read MUCH faster than i could, and appeared to be actually retaining the information.

Me personally, if i read too fast im literally just "seeing" the words on the paper pass my eyes. I could read a sentence very fast, out loud, and not understand it.

I've always been a slow reader. My sister took speed reading "lessons"(?) when we were younger, apparently she had a problem with reading so my parents felt the need to enroll her in some type of weekend (speed?) reading program that was held at a hotel conference center in a trendy area of our city... it was probably snake oil because i only recall her going once or twice then never returning (perhaps the program was only a day or two long? even worse? how do you really learn anything?)

And I had her share the speed reading techniques with me in an attempt to learn to read faster myself but never could do so.

I dont think that speed reading is all that its cracked up to be.