Speed Reading For Dummies
Speed Reading For Dummies by Richard Sutz, published by John Wiley & Sons on August 3, 2009, is a practical guide designed to enhance reading speed and comprehension. This edition spans 288 pages and is presented in English. The book offers techniques for improving silent reading skills and retention, applicable to various reading materials, including books, emails, and technical journals.
Readers will discover a range of strategies to increase their reading efficiency, such as breaking bad reading habits and focusing on key points through skimming and scanning. The guide includes exercises to assess current reading levels and tools to advance speed-reading skills, emphasizing the importance of comprehension and recall. With a focus on language arts and reading skills, this book serves as a resource for those looking to improve their reading abilities in both educational and professional contexts.
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Learn to:
- Increase your reading speed and comprehension
- Use speed techniques for any type of reading material
- Improve your silent reading skills
- Recall more of what you read
The fun and easy way® to become a more efficient, effective reader!
Want to read faster and recall more of what you read? This practical, hands-on guide gives you the techniques you need to increase your reading speed and retention, whether you’re reading books, e-mails, magazines, or even technical journals! You’ll find reading aids and plenty of exercises to help you read faster and better comprehend the text.
- Yes, you can speed read discover the skills you need to read quickly and effectively, break your bad reading habits, and take in more text at a glance
- Focus on the fundamentals widen your vision span and see how to increase your comprehension, retention, and recall
- Advance your speed-reading skills read blocks of text, heighten your concentration, and follow an author’s thought patterns
- Zero in on key points skim, scan, and preread to quickly locate the information you want
- Expand your vocabulary recognize the most common words and phrases to help you move through the text more quickly
Open the book and find:
- Tried-and-true techniques from The Reader’s Edge® program
- How to assess your current reading level
- Tools and exercises to improve your reading skills
- Speed-reading fundamentals you must know
- Helpful lists of prefixes, suffixes, roots, and prime words
- A speed-reading progress worksheet
- Exercises for eye health and expanded reading vision
- Tips for making your speed-reading skills permanent
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