Here are some of the words people used to describe this workshop – Wow! Extremely impressed! Excellent! Unbelievable!
Last month Tom Weber instructed the Bellevue, WA workshops and people were extremely excited and impressed with the skills they learned. It just fires me up to see so many people improving and benefiting from the Reading Smart Speed Reading Workshop!
The next Bellevue, WA Reading Smart Workshop is January 18 and 19, 2011 and will be held at Coast Read More...
Myth – Any daydreaming while reading is not good. Why should it concern you when you daydream while reading? Because it affects concentration, slows your reading speed down, and ultimately can hinder your ability to comprehend.
Truth – Some daydreaming is good! Knowing the difference between good and bad daydreaming is helpful for all readers to understand.
Just what is daydreaming? Also called mind-wandering, it is when your mental focus gets interrupted – mostly very briefly – by another thought that is either related, or unrelated, to what you are reading. It is a natural human event that all readers experience, Read More...
My good friend, Leah Simpson, taught the Reading Smart Speed Reading Workshop in Allentown June 8 and 9 and did a fantastic job! The attendees at the workshop agreed and I wanted to share their thoughts and results. Many people more than doubled their reading speed AND increased their comprehension. What a great class!
The next Reading Smart Workshop in Allentown, PA will be October 26 and 27, 2010 at the Four Points by Sheraton Allentown Airport. If you have not yet reserved your seat, please Read More...
Our newest workshop, Reading Smart, has been receiving rave reviews from around the country. Professional, parents and students alike are increasing their reading speeds AND maintaining, or increasing, their comprehension. Here are some recent testimonials and actual before and after reading speeds. Numbers don’t lie!
From High School Senior, Rebecca Lenz:
“I hated to read because of how slow of a reader I was. After taking this workshop, I now am not dreading reading. My WPM [words per minute] has improved tremendously and I’m still comprehending Read More...
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I am not surprised when people in my reading smart workshops tell me they tend to fall asleep while they read, especially work or study material.
My first question to them is “Where do you read?” Many of them say they read in bed, others say they read on a comfortable couch or their favorite reclining chair. Well, hello?! Think about it! If you are reading in these locations, then you might just be TOO comfortable!
Reading work or study material in a comfortable place is not the ideal place to expect to get a lot Read More...
Myth –It is impossible to read a whole Sunday newspaper, on Sunday! Did you know that a daily edition of a big city newspaper contains approximately the same number of words as a typical novel? And the Sunday edition contains the same number of words as four to six novels! No wonder you may feel overwhelmed by reading an entire Sunday newspaper!
Truth – You CAN read an entire Sunday paper, if you are very judicious with how you spend your time. Here is an easy-to-follow process:
1. Get rid of the clutter
Start your process by getting rid of the unwanted circulars and sections that you don’t need or want to spend your time on. They get in your way and distract Read More...
Mentally, quickly fill in the blank of the following statement with a word or words that best describes your reading ability:
I am a __________ reader.
Your response will most likely fall into one of two major categories: negative or positive. Some negative terms I typically hear from people in my workshops include “slow”, “lazy”, “overwhelmed” or “frustrated” while the more positive ones include “good”, “avid”, or “voracious”.
Whatever your attitude, it makes sense that those with a more negative attitude typically read less and find reading to be more boring and a chore. Those with a more positive attitude then Read More...
Many people learn how to read by sounding out words and hearing them in their head. This works well for learning words but not for reading faster. Once you have a solid sight vocabulary, you do not need to read every word.
Pure subvocalization, also know as mental whispering or hearing all the words in your head as you read, slows down your reading speed. An average untrained reader has an average reading speed of 250 words per minute; however, mental whisperers average only 100 to 150 words per minute. We CANNOT GET RID OF this talking but we CAN REDUCE it.
While subvocalization is useful when reading things like poetry or plays or while studying or memorizing, it slows you down with your other reading.
Try these 10 Read More...
