Speed Reading For Dummies

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