The steps involved in calculating and applying your reading rate are listed here. Which step should we apply first? Depending on whether your assigned readings for the week are mostly high-text or low-text, calculate your estimated time by multiplying your one-page time by the number of pages you must read. Set aside the full amount of time you will need to complete all your week's readings. Count how many total pages you will have to read for your classes for the entire week. Find a page from a book or magazine that is mostly text and a page from a book or a magazine that has less text. Time yourself reading both a high-text and a low-text page, writing down the time it took you for each