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Word: pacers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Watching Joan's hand fly over the pages (her hand acts as a pacer) you can't believe that she's actually reading. She must be skimming...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Meet Joan Stewart, 23 | 3/4/1968 | See Source »

...been centered on senior Jim Baker and sophomore Roy Shaw, who have taken turns this season deflating Harvard's indoor record in the mile. Shaw, in perhaps the season's most touted performance, ran a brilliant 4:02.8 mile at Dartmouth a week ago, without the aid of a pacer, to break his own University record...

Author: By Mark R. Rasmuson, | Title: Milers Baker and Shaw Threaten To Surpass Four-Minute Barrier | 2/28/1968 | See Source »

...also critical of reading courses that use a mechanical pacer, as students tend to revert to previous reading speeds once the pacer is not there to help them. When reading dynamically, the reader's hand is used as a pacer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Meet the Shapiro Brothers Mike, Larry, Paul & Steve | 2/5/1968 | See Source »

Watching George's hand fly over the pages (his hand acts as a pacer) you can't believe that he's actually reading. He must be skimming...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Meet George Scialabba, 19 He likes to play Squash He is a Junior at Harvard He can read 2000 words a minute | 9/25/1967 | See Source »

...also critical of reading courses that use a mechanical pacer, as students tend to revert to previous reading speeds once the pacer is not there to help them. When reading dynamically, the reader's hand is used as a pacer...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Meet George Scialabba, 19 He likes to play Squash He is a Junior at Harvard He can read 2000 words a minute | 9/25/1967 | See Source »

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