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