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    Speed Reading For Dummies
    Speed Reading For Dummies
    Speed Reading For Dummies
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    Speed Reading For Dummies

    By Richard Sutz and Peter Weverka

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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
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWiley
    Release dateJul 28, 2009
    ISBN9780470550519
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