Speed Reading
by
Leif Wheeler
Learning how to read is the cornerstone for a successful life.
Unfortunately, most of us stop learning HOW to read by the time we’re eight years old.
From that point on, we’re simply increasing our vocabulary.
In order to grow our minds and increase our personal knowledge, it is
absolutely essential that we fine-tune the basic reading skills taught to us
in grade school.
In today’s high-tech, fast paced society, anyone who cannot keep up
will be left behind. This fact applies in both the classroom and the
workplace.
The best, easiest and cheapest way to stay ahead of your peers is to
simply learn how to read faster with better comprehension.
There has been an amazing breakthrough in the technique used to
teach people how to read faster with greater comprehension.
This astounding breakthrough is called Bullet Read and a detailed
explanation/description can be found by clicking Speed Reading.
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Speed reading will save time by allowing the reader to consume large
quantities of reading material in a fraction of the time needed by a
non speed reader. The average reader reads at about 250 words per
minute. A speed reader reads at an average of 750 to 1,000 words
per minute.
In addition to reading faster, the speed reader will comprehend what
has been read at a greater retention level than a non speed reader.
Speed reading is a very real and calculable skill. Studies consistently
prove that the ability to read fast and comprehend better equates to
better grades in school and being given the opportunity to make more
money than a non speed reader.
Speed Reading Reference Material:
Buzan The Speed Reading Book. BBC Ltd
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Harris and Sipay, How to Increase Reading Ability. Longman
Homa, D An assessment of two “extraordinary” speed-readers.
Nell, V.The psychology of reading for pleasure. Needs and gratifications.
Perfetti Reading Ability New York:Oxford University Press
Scheele, Paul R The Photoreading Whole Mind System
Abela Black Art of Speed Reading lecture notes
Whitaker, Speed Reading Wikibooks
Arvin Vohra Education Rapid Analytical Reading Announcement