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A complete program of practice exercises designed to improve reading speed and comprehension includes tips on study habits and test-taking skills. Reprint.
This book brings speed reading into the 21st century. It introduces AutoSkim* technology that deletes less important words from a document so readers can skim faster. The corresponding website ReadPal.com offers additional support material and exercises. (Education/Teaching)
The former National Director of Education for Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics. presents his do-it-yourself program for increasing reading speed and boosting comprehension. This program distills fundamental principles and skills chat can be learned at home with the help of the drills and exercises provided. And because it lets readers choose their own materials and set their own pace, it's the ideal method for busy people juggling a full schedule.
A complete program of practice exercises designed to improve reading speed and comprehension includes tips on study habits and test-taking skills
In today's busy and complex world, rapid and efficient reading is not only a useful skill, it is a must for everyone who wants to succeed. The big switch in business and industry has been from brawn jobs to brain jobs -- and it is the person who knows how to read swiftly and intelligently who will reap the profit of this new era. Here are the secrets of a dynamic new reading technique that will enable you to read in half the time with better comprehension -- in only 10 days! In fact with just a few simple exercises your reading will improve 10% or more on the very first day! Spend just a few minutes a day with this book and you will not only double your reading speed but also your chances for success in any walk of life.
Devised by the man recorded in Guinness as the world's fastest reader--80 pages per minutes--this is the only program that combines the most up-to-date learning techniques and psychological discoveries with proven speed-reading methods and ancient tools like meditation to significantly improve both reading speed and comprehension.
Practice exercises, comprehension tests, and charts designed to improve eye-span movement are included in a simple program designed to double or triple reading speed. Reprint.
Jump-Start Your Reading Skills! Speed reading used to require months of training. Now you can rev up your reading in just a few minutes a day. With quizzes to determine your present reading level and exercises to introduce new skills quickly, 10 Days to Faster Reading will improve your reading comprehension and speed as it shows you how to: * Break the Bad Habits That Slow You Down * Develop Your Powers of Concentration * Cut Your Reading Time in Half * Use Proven, Specially Designed Reading Techniques * Boost the Power of Your Peripheral Vision * Learn How to Scan and Skim a Written Report ...And All in 10 Days!
A recognized speed-reading expert presents a self-teaching course that truly makes speed reading easy to master. An opening chapter takes the reader through the mechanics of speed reading, starting with a diagnostic test to measure reading speed, then demonstrating hand motions and methods of expanding one's visual field. Subsequent chapters clarify the connection between reading mechanics and psychology, offer methods for accelerating memory power, and coach the reader in correct techniques for studying. Final chapters consider the varied approaches to speed reading different kinds of material, from fiction through advanced physical science texts and the intricate details of accounting books. The book concludes with several standardized reading tests.
