The POTA Babe and Glenn W4YES define head copy (being able to follow a train of thought) and discuss what is necessary for head copy - building words front to back AND instant character recognition (with a higher character speed, at least 30 wpm). Both are skills that are easily attainable provided you use a proven methodology and the person training you has experience with the methodology and can show you data there are successsful outcomes with that method. Summertime by LiQWYD Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Summertime: Music promoted by Audio Library Keywords: head copy, POTA Babe, ICR, instant character recognition, CWI, CW Innovations, Comprehensive ICR course