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Reading Comprehension Strategies

By Mark Ways | Last Updated: September 15, 2017 Leave a Comment

5 Reading Comprehension Strategies For Better Text Apprehension

It is nearly impossible to imagine a life without reading. Can you? We read for pleasure and we read to gain new knowledge and skills. However, it is often difficult to gain the full benefit of what we read. We either read too fast, lose focus and concentration, do not fully comprehend the meaning of the material or miss out on the ideas and suggestions an author wants to convey.

This tutorial will cover basic reading comprehension strategies anyone can learn in order to read books more efficiently and to increase speed in general. Before we dive in, let’s briefly look at the interaction between reading speed and comprehension and why it is tricky to increase both at the same time. [Read more…]

Subvocalization – 6 Tips To Stop It

By Gerhard | Last Updated: July 31, 2017 1 Comment

How to stop subvocalization – What is it? 6 Tips to eliminate it.

You are probably not even aware of the fact that you have a bad reading habit: you subvocalize. Subvocalization can perhaps best be described as that little voice in your head that pronounces words as you read them. In some people this habit is so serious that they actually move their lips and their throat muscles when they read.

Is this a bad thing? It certainly is if you want to learn how to read and learn faster. When you subvocalize your reading speed cannot become faster than that of your speaking speed, which is 150 – 250 words per minute. Read on to learn interesting and effective ways in which to minimize subvocalization and to learn more about the topic in general. [Read more…]

How To Build A Memory Palace

By Mark Ways | Last Updated: October 4, 2017 Leave a Comment

7 Techniques To Use The Method Of Loci

In this tutorial you will learn the essential steps to build a memory palace. Store information, knowledge, names or numbers and remember them quickly.

“Great memories are learned.” Joshua Foer

At the World Memory Championships, participants have been able to memorize hundreds of random digits, a shuffled pack of playing cards or names of numerous strangers in less than an hour. Do these people have an exceptional brain we can only dream of? [Read more…]

Memory Techniques to Improve Reading

By Anna | Last Updated: September 21, 2016 3 Comments

5 Memory techniques and 17 tips to boost recalling and reading

When we learn, we acquire information, and acquisition is impossible without our ability to “store” data. Here is when memory steps in as an essential tool. “Memory is the glue that binds our mental life together”, says neuroscientist Eric Kandel, winner of the Nobel Prize.

As far as reading is an inseparable part of the learning process, a great number of memory techniques have been invented to boost our memory and improve our reading performance. I will introduce five of them in this blog post. [Read more…]

5 Visualization Techniques and Tips

By Anna | Last Updated: September 12, 2016 2 Comments

Creative visualization techniques to improve reading and thinking

How to use the power of mind? Learn to visualize goals, projects and success with these 5 visualization techniques and apply them in daily life, and reading.

“Everything is created twice, first in the mind and then in reality.” Robin Sharma

Why do we read? Why do we want to learn something? When answering these or any other important questions we tend to have an image in our head that relates to the benefits of an activity or the future state of a current situation. We visualize how things should be or in regards to reading convert words into images. Below are 5 creative techniques to learn how to visualize, and to apply them in daily life. [Read more…]

Spelling Rules – How to Spell Correctly

By Matt | Last Updated: June 8, 2017 2 Comments

A Guide to Common Spelling Rules – 18 Effective Tips and Concepts

Correct spelling is important in the modern world. Not only does it allow you to convey your ideas in an effective manner, it also makes it appear like you take great pride in your work and that you ensure it is both accurate and engaging. [Read more…]

How to Improve Vocabulary

By Mark Ways | Last Updated: June 19, 2017 3 Comments

11 effective techniques to expand your vocabulary

An improved and expanded vocabulary will boost you on a personal and particularly professional level; the benefits are manifold. Explore the beauty and potential of a language. Communicate in a more engaging, entertaining way. Speak without confusion on any subject. Become a better writer or enhance your overall reading experience. The sky is [Read more…]

How To Speed Read – 6 Easy Techniques

By Mark Ways | Last Updated: September 12, 2017 13 Comments

A Tutorial To Teach You 6 Speed Reading Techniques To Read Faster

Reading is a universal activity and certainly one of the most important skills to be able to gain new knowledge or access information. So, how can we organize this process in the most effective and efficient way? This is where speed reading comes into play, and the good news is anyone can learn how to speed read. It’s a powerful asset that can boost your career, increase your knowledge and improve your learning experience.

This tutorial will show you how to comprehend more while improving your reading speed. You can easily enhance your skills by understanding the powerful combination of speed reading techniques available. An infographic at the end of this post will also summarize some of these core concepts.

Explore three major approaches to get started:

Traditional offline methods (local classes, books or self-teaching)
Online Courses (guided)
Desktop software (guided)

Try it out: This tutorial will encourage you to teach yourself and help you understand the basics. In each chapter you will also find additional reading and training resources that will cover speed reading techniques and programs in more detail. [Read more…]

How to read groups of words

By Mark Ways | Last Updated: September 12, 2017 4 Comments

Learn to read words groups and reduce eye fixation

Reading chunks of words is the most advanced of the three essential reading improvement techniques. This method can be easily combined with hand pacing and previewing techniques and aims to reach reading speeds of 750-1,000 words per minute.

Applying this technique will allow you to process bigger chunks of words rather than single words only. It was successfully used by many great scholars, writers and philosophers’. Anyone can learn and utilize this technique. [Read more…]

Skimming and Scanning – Best Practice

By Mark Ways | Last Updated: August 31, 2017 4 Comments

8 Tips to skim and scan reading material efficiently

One of the most efficient techniques to read faster is skimming and scanning. Previewing a text, document or book allows you to grasp the broader picture, get the author’s main idea and sketch the most important data.

This technique is a real-time saver; think of all the books for exams or paperwork at work and to be able to extract key information without having to read the whole material. [Read more…]