Speed Reading For Dummies

Speed reading is defined as reading as many as 10,000-25,000 words per minute. This book provides useful tips and techniques that help people read with greater speed and retention. The techniques within are applicable for the everyday reader, business reader, or scholar and can be used for any type of reading material.

Learn to: Increase your reading speed and comprehensionUse speed techniques for any type of reading materialImprove your silent reading skillsRecall 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 glanceFocus on the fundamentals — widen your vision span and see how to increase your comprehension, retention, and recallAdvance your speed-reading skills — read blocks of text, heighten your concentration, and follow an author's thought patternsZero in on key points — skim, scan, and preread to quickly locate the information you wantExpand 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® programHow to assess your current reading levelTools and exercises to improve your reading skillsSpeed-reading fundamentals you must knowHelpful lists of prefixes, suffixes, roots, and prime wordsA speed-reading progress worksheetExercises for eye health and expanded reading visionTips for making your speed-reading skills permanent