Speed Reading For Dummies (eBook)

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 many For Dummies books. His articles and stories have appeared in Harper's, SPY, and other magazines

Introduction 1

Part I: Introducing Speed Reading 7

Chapter 1: Of Course You Can Speed Read! 9

Chapter 2: It's 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