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.

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  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 glance
  
  

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  Focus on the fundamentals -- widen your vision span and see how to increase your comprehension, retention, and recall
  
  

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  Advance your speed-reading skills -- read blocks of text, heighten your concentration, and follow an author's thought patterns
  
  

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  Zero in on key points -- skim, scan, and preread to quickly locate the information you want
  
  

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  Expand your vocabulary -- recognize the most common words and phrases to help you move through the text more quickly
  
  

Open the book and find:

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  Tried-and-true techniques from The Reader's Edge program
  
  

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  How to assess your current reading level
  
  

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  Tools and exercises to improve your reading skills
  
  

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  Speed-reading fundamentals you must know
  
  

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  Helpful lists of prefixes, suffixes, roots, and prime words
  
  

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  A speed-reading progress worksheet
  
  

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  Exercises for eye health and expanded reading vision
  
  

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  Tips for making your speed-reading skills permanent