The Speed Reading Course By Peter Shepherd & Gregory Unsworth-Mitchell Email: shepherd@trans4mind.com Web site: Tools for Transformation Copyright © 1997 Peter Shepherd The Basics of Reading Introduction We all learn to read at school‚ after a fashion. But for most of us‚ this is not an optimal use of our brain power. In this course you will learn to better use the left brain’s focused attention combined with the right brain’s peripheral attention‚ in close harmony. Good communication
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Reading Fluency and its Effect on Reading Comprehension Topic Selection As an elementary teacher‚ I have often thought reading fluency plays a large role in a child’s reading development. Few reading programs give fluency the recognition it deserves. Reading fluency has been a prominent and reliable benchmark for me‚ even when students have comprehension difficulties. Once fluency is assessed‚ the results were used to place students in their reading ability group. Often times‚
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Reading Philosophy In order for a child to excel in school they need to be well versed in reading therefore; I believe that it is vital for all children to learn to read. Not only should reading be a fun and enjoyable experience but something that influences the child to succeed in all subject areas. Reading is an integral part of life that needs to be mastered. A child can master the basics of reading in the early years and should be learned at that time due to the aggravation and frustration
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INTRODUCTION Reading aloud activity is commonly used by teachers all around the world.However‚most ELT methodology authors such as Broghton‚Brumfit‚Flavell‚Hill‚and Pincas‚ on the other hand some speacialists suggest its use.The discussion about reading aloud is a perennial one. It has been discussed over thirty years or more‚reading aloud is beneficial or just a time filler.In recent years‚it is proven to be a useful tool while acquiring vocabulary‚developing reading skills and comprehension
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In everyday life‚ we read many kinds of materials without being conscious whether we use any strategies to read effectively. In general terms‚ reading is not different from other learned human abilities such as driving‚ cooking‚ playing golf‚ or riding a bicycle: the more you do it‚ the more fluent and skillful you become. Usually‚ teachers are concerned with the developing in their students the ability to read‚ but how much attention do teachers pay to develop a habit or love of reading in their students
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The Joy of Reading‚ or‚ What Reading Really Means to Me When I was first asked to make this short speech‚ I was struck by the title “What Reading Means to Me.” My knee-jerk reaction was “What doesn’t reading mean to me?” As a professional librarian‚ I thought of all of our standard platitudes: “Reading is Life.” “Reading is Fundamental.” “There is no such thing as too many books.” I might easily have gone on and on along this vein‚ until I remembered that‚ for me
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Reading a book is one of the best forms of entertainment a person can have. Books can take you places to a time and lifestyle that you will never visit or experience. I remember the old show called “Reading Rainbow” and it lyrics were gave a very interesting take on books they went like this: “I can twice as high take a look‚ it’s in a book A Reading Rainbow‚ I can go anywhere‚ Friends to know and ways to grow‚ Reading Rainbow‚ I can be anything take a look it’s in a book.” Those lyrics are so true
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THE IMPORTANCE OF READING Reading skills are essential to success in society today. The ability to read is highly valued and very important. Reading is important in our life‚ we gain more knowledge by reading various books. Some persons write their personal experience as their book and share a lot of ways to solve various problems. Reading is a great hobby for various people and they are spending their time usefully by reading good books which helps them to gain knowledge. Having a large vocabulary
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Reading Reading is the receptive skill in the written mode. It can develop independently of listening and speaking skills‚ but often develops along with them‚ especially in societies with a highly-developed literary tradition. Reading can help build vocabulary that helps listening comprehension at the later stages‚ particularly. Micro-skills involved in reading. The reader has to: • decipher the script. In an alphabetic system or a syllabary‚ this means establishing a relationship between
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Why is it important to Read ? Reading‚ I believe‚ is something that many of us practice (perhaps) daily‚ but often unreflectively‚ if not even unconsciously—much like breathing. If only we lived as dependently on reading as we do on breathing for the continuance of life. By way of metaphor‚ to aid your consideration of active‚ engaged reading‚ I point out that in many forms of meditation this usually ignored activity of breathing should be at the forefront of consciousness. With similarly heightened
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