I try to do that as well, but I find reading is, and always has been a problem with me. I use reading software that I can follow along with. If I use the software and follow along in a quiet spot ( like my basement “office” ) I can usually pickup most of it. If I try to read a book and it’s not some kind of answer to the universe kind of thing. I end up reading the first sentence about 30 times skip it then read the second one about 20 times then move on skim through a few sentences the then quit. Listening to the software read to me and following along works well. Even if the book is very interesting and I need to read through it, it is still a major challenge. My wife is an unbelievable reader, she reads about 2-3 books a week, she has tried to help me by giving me some coaching. It has helped a little but I think maybe I’m too old lol or something. If I have to read something important my wife will read it out loud to me. She tends to get a little frustrated though because even my listening comprehension isn’t the best. One thing, I don’t know if your like this but I can read the words at record speed, I’d say faster then most people but they just bounces off my head. Is it like that for you?
Something kind of funny: I have posted little things on facebook, like in the comment section without using the reading program. Go back and have my reading program check it an it is like reading the mistakes that people that use phones to text each other that have auto correct have to deal with. I just thought that if I’m looking for a laugh I should post a few comments on facebook, have my program read them and have a laugh at what I really posted and not what I thought I posted.
Thank goodness for my reading program and spell check, otherwise email and posting like this would be out of the question. 
John
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