Dolch Words: How Dummies Teach Reading
randomly on the screen at one per second. Do you think you will be able to name them at that pace? First names are good enough.
Keep in mind that we’re talking about only 100 names; these are the people you know best in the whole world; and presumably there are lots of differences to jar your memory–gender, age, hair color. And one per second is slower than reading speed. But I’ll bet you won’t be able to name those pictures, no, not even for a minute or two.
Memory is capricious. A person you know can come into the room, and your mind goes blank. You turn to somebody and say, “Uh, you know, that guy in accounting…What’s his name?” Happens all the time, right? But during those blank seconds, a lot of pictures flash by.
Now let’s suppose it’s not your favorite 100 people, it’s just 100 people. And you have to memorize
