speed reading institute
Sunday, January 24th, 2010
I am 20 year old student i want to improve reading speed are there any speed reading institutes in india?
i want to improve my reading speed and comprehension are there any speed reading institutes in india?if yes,in which cities they are?if no,then what are other options like books on this subjects,websites,free sources,ebooks ,softwares etc i have searched it on net there are too many things popping up.i don’t know which one is good? if you have any information please answer.thanks in advance
If you want to increase your reading speed, you can only really do that by reading !
Speed Reading can help you to read and understand written information much more quickly. This makes it an essential skill in any environment where you have to master large volumes of information quickly, as is the norm in fast-moving professional environments. What’s more, it’s a key technique to learn if you suffer from “information overload”, because it helps you to become much more discriminating about the information that you consume.
The Key Insight
The most important trick about speed reading is to know what information you want from a document before you start reading it. If you only want an outline of the issue that the document discusses, then you can skim the document quickly and extract only the essential facts. If you need to understand the real detail of the document, then you need to read it slowly enough to gain the full understanding you need.
You will get the greatest time savings from speed reading by learning to skim excessively detailed documents, although the techniques you’ll learn will help you improve the speed of all the reading you do.
Technical Issues
Even when you know how to ignore irrelevant detail, there are other technical improvements you can make to your reading style which will increase your reading speed.
Most people learn to read the way young children read – either letter-by-letter, or word-by-word. As an adult, this is probably not the way you read now: Just think about how your eye muscles are moving as you read this. You will probably find that you are fixing your eyes on one block of words, then moving your eyes to the next block of words, and so on. You are reading blocks of words at a time, not individual words one-by-one. You may also notice that you do not always go from one block to the next: sometimes you may move back to a previous block if you are unsure about something.
A skilled reader will read many words in each block. He or she will only dwell on each block for an instant, and will then move on. Only rarely will the reader’s eyes skip back to a previous block of words. This reduces the amount of work that the reader’s eyes have to do. It also increases the volume of information that can be assimilated in a given period of time.
A poor reader will become bogged down, spending a lot of time reading small blocks of words. He or she will skip back often, losing the flow and structure of the text, and confusing his or her overall understanding of the subject. This irregular eye movement makes reading tiring. Poor readers tend to dislike reading, and they may find it harder to concentrate, and understand written information.
How to Use Tool:
Speed reading aims to improve reading skills by:
Increasing the number of words read in each block.
Reducing the length of time spent reading each block.
And reducing the number of times your eyes skip back to a previous sentence.
These are explained below:
Increasing the number of words in each block:
This needs a conscious effort. Try to expand the number of words that you read at a time: With practice, you’ll find you read faster. You may also find that you can increase the number of words in each block by holding the text a little further from your eyes. The more words you can read in each block, the faster you will read!
Reducing fixation time:
The minimum length of time needed to read each block is probably only a quarter of a second. By pushing yourself to reduce the time you take, you will get better at picking up information quickly. Again, this is a matter of practice and confidence.
Reducing skip-back:
To reduce the number of times that your eyes skip back to a previous sentence, run a pointer along the line as you read. This could be a finger, or a pen or pencil. Your eyes will follow the tip of your pointer, smoothing the flow of your reading. The speed at which you read using this method will largely depend on the speed at which you move the pointer.
You will be able to increase your reading speed a certain amount on your own by applying these speed reading techniques.
What you don’t get out of self-study is the use of specialist reading machines and the confidence gained from successful speed-reading – this is where a good one-day course can revolutionize your reading skills.
Key points:
By speed reading you can read information more quickly. You may also get a better understanding of it, as you will hold more of it in short term memory.
To improve the speed of your reading, read more words in each block and reduce the length of time spent reading each block. Use a pointer to smooth the way your eyes move and reduce skip-back.
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Speed Reading Techniques – How to Read Three Books Per Day $2.97 … |
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10 Days to Faster Reading $4.75 Jump-Start Your Reading Skills! Speed reading used to require months of training. Now you can rev up your reading in just a few minutes a day. With quizzes to determine your present reading level and exercises to introduce new skills quickly, 10 Days to Faster Reading will improve your reading comprehension and speed as it shows you how to: * Break the Bad Habits That Slow You Down * Develop Your … |
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Home study course in speed reading;: An analytical method to develop natural reading efficiency, … |
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Practical Reading Fluency: Getting Slow Readers Up to Speed (Video-Based Teacher Training Program) $259.95 Grade: 2-6. Presenter – Randi Saulter and Donald Crawford. Video: 220 minutes. Comes with resource manual. Copyright 2005. This innovative training program will help shatter the barriers to comprehension using simple techniques such as repeated re-reading and peer-assisted reading. You’ll increase the effectiveness of your reading instruction without using up precious class time…. |
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Light Speed: SAT Reading & Writing $8.99 Light Speed: SAT Reading & Writing |
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Speed Reading for Success (Unabridged) $11.99 Speed Reading for Success will show you how to read faster – and understand and recall what you have read…. |
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Triple Your Reading Speed $5.19 A complete program of practice exercises designed to improve reading speed and comprehension includes tips on study habits and test-taking skills. Reprint. |
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Speed Reading for Dummies (Paperback) $19.16 A guide for time-pressed students and employees reveals how to change reading methods in order to process information more quickly and accurately while improving retention and recall, in a guide that outlines the latest speed-reading techniques for a variety of media. Original. |
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21st Century Guide to Increasing Your Reading Speed $11.2 21st Century Guide to Increasing Your Reading Speed |
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Speed Reading For Professionals $18.3 Barron`s Business Success books offer useful advice to career-minded men and women who are looking to get ahead in the business and corporate world. Titles touch on all levels of management, marketing, organization, and related business operations. Reading and comprehending a large number of documents and reports—many of them specialized and technical—is a vital task that is intrinsic to fulfilling management and executive responsibilities. The authors of this practical book recommend techniques and exercises designed to increase reading speed dramatically and to retain important information more easily. They also offer tips on methods for comprehending dry and often difficult reading matter. |
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Speed Reading For Professionals (Paperback) $14.29 Barron`s Business Success books offer useful advice to career-minded men and women who are looking to get ahead in the business and corporate world. Titles touch on all levels of management, marketing, organization, and related business operations. Reading and comprehending a large number of documents and reports—many of them specialized and technical—is a vital task that is intrinsic to fulfilling management and executive responsibilities. The authors of this practical book recommend techniques and exercises designed to increase reading speed dramatically and to retain important information more easily. They also offer tips on methods for comprehending dry and often difficult reading matter. |
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Complete Idiot’s Guide to Speed Reading $12.65 Beale, a corporate trainer, outlines simple strategies for reading faster and boosting comprehension, both on paper and at the computer screen. The first section introduces several speed strategies, including using your hands and a card, reading key words |
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Teach Yourself Work Smarter With Speed Reading $11.16 Learn to read and recall more written information in less time.Work Smarter with Speed Reading is a practical guide to effective speed reading. It includes tools and information on a variety of reading and memory techniques, including a five-step strategy |
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A Guide to Speed Reading (Unabridged) $5.89 Do you ever find yourself wishing you could save time by reading faster? The author of this program felt exactly the same way just a few short months ago…. |
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Work Smarter With Speed Reading (Paperback) $20.17 Learn to read and recall more written information in less time.Work Smarter with Speed Reading is a practical guide to effective speed reading. It includes tools and information on a variety of reading and memory techniques, including a five-step strategy that will enable you to read any non-fiction material easily. You`ll be able to start using and practicing the techniques right away as you read. The book also offers a selection of techniques so you can choose the ones that suit you best.One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author’s many years of experience.Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.Extra online articles at www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of speed reading and time-saving techniques.Teaches the basics of speed reading in less than an hour. Follows a unique five-step system to help you increase your speed effectively. Topics include:Introduction; The Five-Step Reading System; Speed Reeding; It`s All in the Words–Developing Your Vocabulary; Concentration; Memory; A Book is a Book is a Book; Your Eyes and Effective Reading; Distractions and Solutions; Real-World Reading; Working and Studying for a Living; Useful Information and Speed Practice Test; What`s Next |