Learn to:

• Increase your reading speed and comprehension
• Use speed techniques for any type of reading material
• Improve your silent reading skills
• Recall 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 glance
• Focus on the fundamentals — widen your vision span and see how to increase your comprehension, retention, and recall
• Advance your speed-reading skills — read blocks of text, heighten your concentration, and follow an author's thought patterns
• Zero in on key points — skim, scan, and preread to quickly locate the information you want
• Expand 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® program
• How to assess your current reading level
• Tools and exercises to improve your reading skills
• Speed-reading fundamentals you must know
• Helpful lists of prefixes, suffixes, roots, and prime words
• A speed-reading progress worksheet
• Exercises for eye health and expanded reading vision
• Tips for making your speed-reading skills permanent