To all, Thanks for your comments about speed reading or slow reading - each to their own learning style. It seems, to this math teacher, this issue is really bigger that I suspected. Big enough for me to do some more research on the issue. If you know of any research on reading speeds and math students would you forward it to me? Thanks again for the chat. I learned a lot. Cheryl Dr. Cheryl B. Stratton Assistant Professor Developmental Mathematics Learning Support Programs Department Suite 700, One Park Place South Georgia State University Atlanta, GA 30303-3083 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Office:(404)651-3360 FAX:(404)651-4377