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- Definition: Speed Reading Training - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2008 from Shelly WalkerSpeed reading computer application programs are available. Vortex Speed Reading was the first; however, Vallier, the creator of the program, did not update it and it would not work on Windows XP. Most speed reading programs use a different approach to the usual 'speed reading' tips where a ...
Views: 1283 - Definition: Speed Reading Courses - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2008 from Shelly WalkerIf you're interested in pursuing a speed reading program, you're in good company. Because of the over-abundance of information that we all have to deal with on a daily basis, speed reading is looking increasingly attractive. In fact, if you can more than double your reading speed without losing ...
Views: 1136 - Definition: Comprehension Reading Strategy - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2008 from Shelly WalkerA lot of reading strategies is adopted by the speed reader to accomplish his goal of reading fast. Among many of the strategies are word for word, fast reading, reading faster and so on. However, the most effective strategy to accomplish speed reading is the thought unit. In this strategy, the ...
Views: 6358 - Definition: Speed Reading Programs - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2008 from Shelly WalkerSome businesses selling courses and manuals on speed reading claim that it is possible to increase the reading to beyond 10 words per second with full comprehension, provided the course is followed and that the exercises are constantly practiced. However, a good deal of these courses and ...
Views: 1320 - Dr. Speed And Speed Reading - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from Dr Jay PolmarBeginning in 1980, Dr. Jay Polmar received the dubious nickname of Dr. Speed. He got the funny name because he rushed from one college to the next, from Texas, to New Mexico, to Arizona, to Colorado, to Oregon, to Hawaii, and on and on --- teaching a special 3 day course on Speed Reading. Hence ...
Views: 1750 - 28 Minutes To Faster Reading - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from Dr Jay Polmarwww.speedread.org Talk about research - we went to Hawaii. It was 1999 we did a little research program to verify the effectiveness of our speed reading program. It was done in a small town in Hawaii, on Maui, where education wasn't that good and students certainly needed to read more ...
Views: 1488 - How To Effectively Read A Book - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from Dr Jay Polmarfounder of www.speedread.org Many people discover that the book they have grand hopes of gaining enlightenment from turns out to be very difficult to read. Realistically, any book intended for the general publiccan be understandable if you approach reading it in the right manner. So, what ...
Views: 2603 - Introduction To Speed Reading - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2008 from Dr Jay PolmarIntroduction to Speed Reading by Dr. Jay Polmar, founder www.speedread.org (drjay@speedread.org) Learning our speed reading methods is easy and financially beneficial in life. Even if you are just learning for pleasure, you can read an entire book in under an hour. Anyone can double their ...
Views: 1669 - Keep Your Eyes Moving Forward - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2008 from Abby Marks BealeUse A Blank White Card to Push Your Eyes Down the Page A common problem all readers have is passive regression, or unintentionally going back over material previously read. The habit typically stems from a reader's insecurity about their comprehension level initially instilled by our ...
Views: 1632 - ***6 Speed Reading Myths Debunked - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Ed CaldwellSpeed Reading Myths Debunked There is so much misinformation about speed reading that as a user for over 30 years, and as an instructor of tens of thousands of learners from all walks of life and all levels of education, I feel compelled to debunk some of the most prevalent and popular myths. ...
Views: 5578(4 votes) - How Ben Franklin Invented Speed Reading - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2007 from Hal WechslerHow Ben Franklin Invented Speed Reading And How it Can Improve Your Productivity There are six secret strategies to reading and remembering three (3) books in the time others can hardly finish one. In the 300 million U.S. population, only 20% are interested in personal growth, if you are one of ...
Views: 4100 - 4 Myths About Speed Reading That Might Be Slowing You Down - by Reading is highly important if you want to be successful in life. It will be important through school, in college when you have to study for finals, on your first job, and all through the rest of your life. The ability to read is important; however, the ability to read faster is even better. Of ...
Views: 1908 - NLP: 9 Steps To Read A Book To Retain More Information In A Short Period Of Time - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2007 from Emmanuel SeguiNLP studied effective learners and effective teachers. From there, strategies have been developed and taught to people around the world to retain more information in a short period of time, from a book or a training manual. Follow the 9 steps below next time to read a book to retain more ...
Views: 7306 - Speed Reading Has No Use Without Comprehension - by Speed reading is a skill that is frequently overlooked. This skill is one that can help any range of people including students, proofreaders, and corporate executives. There is a proven correlation between increasing the rate of which you read to the rate of comprehension. Which means the ...
Views: 1474 - Speed Reading Techniques – The Basics - by As you sit down to study for a big test or finally decide to consume 500 pages of encyclopedia information - imagine how convenient it would be to digest the information at a faster rate. Speed reading is a helpful technique that allows one to complete more books, magazines, and other ...
Views: 3025 - 4 Ways to Improve Your Speed Reading Skills - by Speed reading is a helpful tool to possess, as busy schedules allow less and less time for people to enjoy the books they wish to complete or the information they must intake for their job or school work. When learning how to read faster, people are able to study better, work better, and enjoy ...
Views: 2453 - Improve Reading Speed and Comprehension in 5 Steps - by Speed reading materials often concentrate on the brain by tweaking the ability to choose and process printed information in a matter of seconds. In order to increase the speed at which this takes place, the brain needs a bit of sharpening and training. With the assistance of decent speed reading ...
Views: 2607 - Why Should College Students Learn Speed Reading? - by You're a college student trying to juggle your on-campus job and three weeks worth of reading for required classes you need in order to graduate. When tackling the near-impossible philosophy, comprehension becomes a rather important skill to possess. As you face two novels in one week, the ...
Views: 1544 - Discover 7 Powerful Tips To Improve Your Speed Reading Skills - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2007 from Pauline CheongNo technology in the world can compete with the human brain. Our brain has the ability to pick and process the information in the printed matter in a matter of seconds. However, just as a knife needs sharpening to cut with perfection, your brain needs to sharpen its skills too, in order to carry ...
Views: 1141 - What You'll Get From Speed Reading Programs - by If you've recently started on the entire Harry Potter series, then you have a lot of catching up to do, meaning a decent speed reading program helps enable you to cover more text at a faster rate. With a series of helpful techniques, one is able to expand their comprehension, while tackling ...
Views: 1046 - On The Read to Accelerated Reading - by Another recent entry into the Accelerated Reading field offers quite an intriguing approach. Tested with dramatic results at the US Air Force Academy and taught in 10 countries worldwide, Ed Strachar, Inventor and facilitator, looks at it from a purely mental perspective.
Ed says reading ...
Views: 1457 - Speed Reading Preparation - by The allure of finishing a best-selling novel in record time or skimming a newsletter is enough to send an avid reader looking for ways to improve their reading speed and comprehension. A popular method of increasing skills as a reader is to invest in a speed reading program. In order to further ...
Views: 1186 - Can You Speed Read Like These "Famous" Speed Readers? - by Speed reading is a skill that elevates the level of comprehension, understanding, absorption of material, and overall ease of scanning information that can affect a wide range of life factors. The skill of reading is one that encourages higher school marks, fosters a better-prepared employee, ...
Views: 6277 - Speed Reading Facts - by Speed reading has two facets, one of which is very apparent while the other may be more obscure. Of course, one of these facets is the ability to read faster, to get through text in a shorter period of time. The other facet, however, may not be that apparent. It involves actually ...
Views: 1418 - DYSLEXICS and A.D.D. KIDS BECOME GIFTED SPEED READERS - by Almost two years ago, a lady who had signed up for one of my speed reading courses showed up early on the first day of class to privately inform me that she had a reading disability, so that I wouldn't be too frustrated at the poor performance that she was expecting in the class. I gave her some ...
Views: 2168(3 votes) - HAVE A PROFESSIONAL TEACH YOUR KIDS TO SPEED READ FOR $3 OR LESS - by When people hear about speed reading, they usually want to know more about it. They also want to have their children learn the skill. But two problems get in the way:
1) It costs too much, usually $100 or more. Those in-class courses can run as high as $500 per person. AND
2) You must teach ...
Views: 1037(2 votes) - A SIMPLIFIED SPEED READING COURSE FOR 8-12 YEAR OLD KIDS - by I used to teach speed reading courses to adults. I remember being excited when one lady got to where she could read 3,000 words per minute. She was the fastest student that I had ever seen. It took her 6 weeks to get that good.
Then I got invited to teach some children to speed read at a ...
Views: 3846(3 votes) - Easy Tips for Faster Reading - by How to get more out of a trade journal/magazine
Tip # 1: Browse and Play
Browse through the publication--frontwards or backwards--so that you get to know what's in it and where it's located. Notice the layout and how the information is presented. Notice the table of contents and ...
Views: 4741 - Steps of PhotoReading at 25,000 Words a Minute - by Excerpted with permission from "The PhotoReading Whole Mind System." Third Edition, ?999.
The demands placed on you as a reader in our age of information are tremendous. The PhotoReading whole mind system can help you meet any challenge. It works with any subject matter and flexibly adapts to ...
Views: 25883(4 votes) - Speed Reading Techniques - by Before you are able to truly appreciate the basic techniques associated with speed reading, you should familiarize yourself with some of the background concerning the subject. One of the first things you should do is think about the way in which text is approached. Most people begin tackling a ...
Views: 1616 - What is Speed Reading? - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2007 from Richard FeldmanI've been teaching speed reading courses in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut for about twenty years now. People often ask me about speed reading, and exactly what it is. I tell them that there is no commonly accepted definition of speed reading but that I have my own definition which I use ...
Views: 1526 - CHEWING AND SPEEDLEARNING - by “GET THAT GUM INTO YOUR MOUTH!”
If you want to improve your memory and intellect – start chewing while you study. Put something in your mouth and masticate, be it Wrigley’s gum or a Macintosh apple, adults and kids learn faster and remember more than non-chewers.
We are talking about 3rd ...
Views: 2637(2 votes) - WHY ARE THE SMARTEST PEOPLE THE SLOWEST READERS? - by I am a learning freak, can't get enough of it. All day - numbers are my game, but tied for first place is information processing. Lifetime-learning is my lodestar, recreation and mind-expander. I used to keep silent about it, my clients (I'm a CPA and partner in a Miami firm),expected me to ...
Views: 5874 - HOW TO READ A PERSON LIKE A BOOK - by HOW TO READ A PERSON LIKE A BOOK
The human mind is an innovative hybrid that allows us to anticipate the future - to think big thoughts. That's the good news.
However a growing number of psychologists and behavioral scientists are finding evidence that our brains are hard-wired for mistakes ...
Views: 2793(1 vote) - 10 Tips to Improve Your Reading Skills - by In the modern age of information, reading truly is a fundamental survival skill. Here are ten tips that anyone can use to improve their reading skills:
1. You don't have to be a great reader to get the point.
Some people read fast and remember everything. Others read slowly and take a couple ...
Views: 53464(5 votes) - "Why Do Dyslexics Make the Best Speed Readers?" - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2007 from George Stancliffe"Why do Dyslexics make such good Fast Readers?" Not too long ago, I learned about a discovery that is sure to revolutionize education of all Dyslexics. In Jeffrey Freed's book "Right-Brained Children in a Left-Brained World", he says: "While our schools have been harping on the deficits of ...
Views: 4639(3 votes) - How to Read 20% to 100 Words Per Minute Faster - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2007 from Bonnie JamesRight now, when you look at a line of print, you focus straight at it. Sometimes your eyes feel like they get stuck. Maybe you even focus on every single word. You can read at least 20% faster by using this method: Instead of staring straight on the line, off-center your focus by looking ...
Views: 1906 - Do Speed Reading Programs Really Work? - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2007 from Brenda CyrSpeed reading programs are becoming more popular. Evelyn Wood discovered this technique, and introduced it to the public over 60 years ago. Since that time, many others have improved on her techniques, and several different speed reading programs are available today. With the massive amount of ...
Views: 2315 - How To Speed Read Your Way To Mind Improvement - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2007 from Matt OConnorSpeed reading is the ability to not only read text far quicker than you would normally but to be able to absorb the information as well. It's no good zooming down a page of text and then not being able to recall any of the information. Speed reading is something that can be of great assistance ...
Views: 1056 - Speed Reading Simplified - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2006 from Carlo CabreraReaders are leaders and in this article you will learn several simple to implement Speed Reading Secrets that will assist you in efficiently absorbing all that information out there. First Speed Reading Secret! Before we begin, here's a concept that you MUST understand about speed reading: ...
Views: 1473 - SPEED READING: Top 10 Ways to Improve Reading Speed and Reading Comprehension - by 10. Skim Before Your Read - Speed read for main ideas in nonfiction works and textbooks. Scan the table of contents and first and last sentences of each paragraph. You'll improve your reading speed and comprehension if you understand a book's main ideas first. After you've skimmed the material, ...
Views: 6656 - SPEED READING: Top 10 Ways to Improve Reading Speed and Reading Comprehension - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2006 from Richard Feldman10. Skim Before Your Read - Speed read for main ideas in nonfiction works and textbooks. Scan the table of contents and first and last sentences of each paragraph. You'll improve your reading speed and comprehension if you understand a book's main ideas first. After you've skimmed the material, ...
Views: 3367 - 6 Quick Tips on Improving Reading Recall - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2006 from ed caldwell6 Quick Tips on Improving Reading Recall Do you find yourself having to re-read a paragraph you just read? Do you have trouble remembering what you read just yesterday? Here are some easy exercises you can do to put a stop to this time wasting endeavor of information overload. 1. Turn to the ...
Views: 5853 - Top 7 Reasons To Speed Read - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2006 from Magda Santos1. Gather new ideas Theodore Roosevelt knew how important gathering new ideas was and actually read a book before breakfast. He knew that reading a book before breakfast gives you the edge over the competition. 2. Increase your capacity to take on new projects In our world of information the ...
Views: 1968(1 vote) - Top 10 Speed Reading Comprehension Tips - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2005 from Magda Santos1. Clarify your purpose. A good understanding of what you already know and what you need out of the reading is the key to reading comprehension. 2. Look at the front book cover. What information is the author giving you about the story? What does the title suggest? Why did she use this ...
Views: 1608 - speed reading is not magic - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2005 from Serge MikhailovDo you want to speed read? Try some experiments by yourself. First experiment: Open the text editor and delete all blanks from the text. Try to read. Do you well. What's wrong? Look to yourself and try to understand your reading strategy. How douse your eyes path throw the text. How do you ...
Views: 1206 - Speed Reading basics – it is simply! - by Speed reading is the subject everybody heard about. Speed reading is not a miracle; this is a necessary habit nowadays for everyone. Why the most of us cannot read at high speed? The reason is evident; the most of people have wrong reading habits.
Let’s look at simplified model of reading. ...
Views: 2012 - Improve Your Comprehension and Reading Speed - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2005 from Magda SantosToday most universities have courses that help students learn to read quickly and critically. Harvard has a class that has been in existence since the 1940’s. It teaches students how to read fast with a level of understanding that includes analysis and evaluation. These classes are evidence ...
Views: 2416 - Speed Reading Myths and Facts - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2004 from Magda SantosSpeed Reading is one of those subjects that is spun to sound like a tonic that will solve all your educational ills and grow hair on your bald head for 2 easy payments of $19.99 each. At times it sounds like a medicine show. Some write about how it’s a hoax. Others claim it’s the best thing ...
Views: 7305(1 vote) - Free Speed Reading Instructions - by Submitted on Aug 07, 2004 from Tom ChestersSpeed Reading by Wave Reading Wave Reading™ is a newly patented method of speed reading that utilizes a twistable pointer called a “Wave tool” to wave beneath text lines. The purpose of the Wave tool is to induce your eyes to move in a faster and smoother manner to read successive lines of ...
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