Breakthrough Rapid Reading

The former National Director of Education for Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics. presents his do-it-yourself program for increasing reading speed and boosting comprehension. This program distills fundamental principles and skills chat can be learned at home with the help of the drills and exercises provided. And because it lets readers choose their own materials and set their own pace, it\'s the ideal method for busy people juggling a full schedule.

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Breakthrough Rapid ReadingWhat Breakthrough Rapid Reading Means to You

Chapter One: Save Time by Starting Today
Rapid Reading Is a Skill; Successful Skill Learning; A Senior "Student" Makes It; A Good Reader Is a Flexible Reader; What You Can Expect to Learn; How to Get Started; Exercise No. 1

Chapter Two: Test Your Reading Rate to See Where You Stand
Timing Yourself; Testing Yourself; Computing Your Reading Rate; Evaluating Your Retention; Keeping Your Progress Profile; Evaluating Your Present Skills; Be Sure You\'re Ready to Begin; A Few Words About Your Eyes

Chapter Three: Start Using Your Built-in Reading Accelerator
What Your Eyes Do When You Read; Regressions Slow Your Rate Considerably; What You Should Know About Reading Conditions; Reading Positions; How to Use Your Hand in Reading; Exercise No. 2; Exercise No. 3

Chapter Four: Eliminate Regressions and Speed Ahead
How People Read Fast; The Next Big Step; Eliminating Regressions; Exercise No. 4; Always Use Your Hand; Getting Ahead

Chapter Five: Build Your Reading Rate through Drilling
The Three Stages of Subvocalizing; Proper Practice Is the Key; How to Learn to Discern Information More Rapidly; Exercise No. 5; Exercise No. 6; Getting Ahead

Practice Drills for Week 2
(Supplementary drills to be done with the next six chapters.)


Chapter Seven: Don\'t Read Just for Its Own Sake
The First Misconception; The Second Misconception; The Third Misconception; Once Through Is Not Enough; Exercise No. 9; Exercise No. 10; Get Specific with Your Purpose; Know Your Purpose and You Won\'t Have to Work So Hard; Use These Questions to Start Setting Your Purpose; Set a Purpose for Everything You Read

Chapter Eight: Become One of the World\'s Faster Readers!
The "Secret" of Speed Reading; A New Drill Can Increase Your Rate Even More; Exercise No. 11; Push Up Even When You\'re "Reading"; Exercise No. 12; It Can Be Easy to Reach Your Goal

Chapter Nine: Use the Magic Line to Develop Better Reading Recall
The "Acid" Test of Comprehension; The Magic Line; Exercise No. 13; Comprehension Versus Speed; Exercise No. 14; Getting Ahead

Chapter Ten: Stretch Your Rate Higher with a Different Drill
The Range of Efficient Linear Reading; Your Reading Rate Will Vary; The Double/Triple Drill; Exercise No. 15; Reading Versus Practice Reading; Are You Making the Mark?; How to Move Your Hand Faster

Chapter Eleven: Know Writers\' Techniques and Help Yourself
The Basic Form of Nonfiction; Exercise No. 16; The Forms of Fiction

Chapter Twelve: Don\'t Let Turning Pages Slow You Down
"Dusting"; Exercise No. 17; The Glorious Saga of the Windshield Wiper, Solving a Nonreading Problem; Turning Pages the Fast Way; Exercise No. 18; Getting Ahead

Practice Drills for Week 3(Supplementary drills to be done with the next six chapters)

Chapter Thirteen: Make Difficult Reading Easy
How Abstract the Writing Is Affects Your Understanding; How People Write and Speak; Levels of Generality; The "Testing" Question; Exercise No. 19; Exercise No. 20

Chapter Fourteen: How People Read Really Fast
Evelyn Wood\'s Remarkable and Simple Discovery; The Differences Between Slow and Fast Readers; How to See Eye Movements; How Much Can the Eyes See?; Why Can\'t You Understand Lots of Words at a Time; Taking the First Step; Exercise No. 21

Chapter Fifteen: Learn to Read as Fast as You Think
"Reading" at High Rates Feels Different; How to Get Comprehension at Higher Rates; Meaning Isn\'t Carried by All the Words; You Can Read Out-of-Expectancy Order; Exercise No. 22; Adapt Your Hand Movement to the Paragraph; Exercise No. 23

Chapter Sixteen: How to Start Getting Comprehension at High Speeds
The Three Rules Which Govern Comprehension; Back to the First Grade; Practice As Much As You Can; Exercise No. 24; Exercise No. 25

Chapter Seventeen: Read W