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

Richard Sutz is the founder and CEO of The Literacy Company, developers of The Reader's Edge® speed-reading program. Sutz's program teaches silent reading fluency for effective and efficient speed reading. Peter Weverka is the author of manyFor Dummiesbooks. His articles and stories have appeared inHarper's, SPY, and other magazines

Introduction 1

Part I: Introducing Speed Reading 7

Chapter 1: Of Course You Can Speed Read! 9

Chapter 2: Its All about Breaking Bad Reading Habits 23

Chapter 3: Understanding the Mechanics of Speed Reading 35

Chapter 4: Introducing Speed-Reading Fundamentals 49

Part II: Focusing on the Fundamentals 73

Chapter 5: Establishing Your Reading Rate 75

Chapter 6: Taking in More than One Word at a Time: Reading in Clumps 85

Chapter 7: Getting the Gist from Word Groups 105

Part III: Advancing Your Speed-Reading Skills 125

Chapter 8: Building Your Speed-Reading Momentum 127

Chapter 9: Exercising Your Ability to Read More in Even Less Time 147

Chapter 10: Other Reading Strategies to Supplement Your Speed Reading 165

Chapter 11: Taking Advantage of Writing Structure to Read More Quickly 187

Part IV: Improving Your Comprehension 199

Chapter 12: Expanding Your Vocabulary to Become a Better Speed Reader 201

Chapter 13: Applying Speed Reading to Various Reading Tasks 221

Part V: The Part of Tens 229

Chapter 14: Ten Quick Techniques to Improve Your Reading Speed 231

Chapter 15: Ten Exercises for Keeping Your Eyes Speed-Reading Ready 235

Chapter 16: Ten Tips for Making Your Speed-Reading Skills Permanent 241

Part VI: Appendixes 245

Appendix A: Uncovering the Prime Words 247

Appendix B: Your Speed-Reading Progress Worksheet 255

Index 261