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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. Do Affirmations Work? Yes, but There’s a Catch - Healthline

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    Affirmations are a self-help strategy used to promote self-confidence and belief in your own abilities. You’ve probably affirmed yourself without even realizing it by telling yourself things ...

  4. Writing by hand may increase brain connectivity more than ...

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    Typing may be faster than writing by hand, but it’s less stimulating for the brain, according to research published Friday in the journal Frontiers in Psychology.. After recording the brain ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Jeffrey R. MacDonald - Wikipedia

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    Early life Jeffrey MacDonald was born in Jamaica, Queens, New York, the second of three children born to Robert and Dorothy (née Perry) MacDonald. He was raised in a poor household on Long Island, with a disciplinarian father who, although nonviolent towards his wife and children, demanded obedience and achievement from his family. MacDonald attended Patchogue-Medford High School, where he ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Alexey Pajitnov - Wikipedia

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    Alexey Leonidovich Pajitnov (born April 16, 1955) is a Russian-born American computer engineer and video game designer who is best known for creating, designing, and developing Tetris in 1985 while working at the Dorodnitsyn Computing Centre under the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union (now the Russian Academy of Sciences).

  9. 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.