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  2. Words per minute - Wikipedia

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    Words per minute is a common metric for assessing reading speed and is often used in the context of remedial skills evaluation, as well as in the context of speed reading, where it is a controversial measure of reading performance. A word in this context is the same as in the context of speech. Research done in 2012 [9] measured the speed at ...

  3. International English Language Testing System - Wikipedia

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    Listening: 40 minutes (including 10-minute transfer time in paper-based test), Reading: 60 minutes, Writing: 60 minutes, Speaking: 10-15 minutes. Total: 2 hours 45 minutes: Score / grade range: 0 to 9, in 0.5 band increments: Score / grade validity: 24 Months: Offered: Up to 4 times a month. Up to 48 times a year. Countries / regions

  4. Typing - Wikipedia

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    Typing. Typing is the process of writing or inputting text by pressing keys on a typewriter, computer keyboard, mobile phone, or calculator. It can be distinguished from other means of text input, such as handwriting and speech recognition. Text can be in the form of letters, numbers and other symbols.

  5. Aphasia: What to Know - WebMD

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    Aphasia is a disorder that happens when damage happens to the language and speech parts of your brain. It affects your ability to communicate, but not your intelligence. The way your communication ...

  6. Dysgraphia: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, Management - Healthline

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    mix of cursive and print letters. inappropriate sizing and spacing of letters. difficulty copying words. slow or labored writing. difficulty visualizing words before writing them. unusual body or ...

  7. Aphasia causes. Aphasia occurs most often as a result of damage to one or more areas of your brain that control language. Aphasia can occur due to: a brain tumor. an infection. dementia or another ...

  8. Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing - Wikipedia

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    Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing. Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing is an application software program designed to teach touch typing. Released in late 1987 by The Software Toolworks, the program aimed to enhance users' typing skills through a series of interactive lessons and games. Mavis Beacon is an entirely fictional character, created for marketing ...

  9. Speed typing contest - Wikipedia

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    Given a 5-minute time slot, participants can have unlimited 1-minute time trials keeping their best result. The winner of the 2011 tournament was Shaun Low Foo Shern, with a speed of 146 words per minute. In films. The 2012 French romantic comedy-drama film Populaire shows the relationship between a speed typist and her trainer. See also