| About to take college entrance exams? | | | | excellent comprehension. |
| Studies show that 50% of students applying for | | | | 80% or higher Comprehension |
| college need a reading improvement course for: | | | | Reading fast is not the only goal, high test scores |
| Improved comprehension | | | | are most important. The goal is to score 80% or |
| Rapid reading rate/words per minute | | | | higher on tests and keep an average above 80%. |
| Better test taking skills | | | | This eliminates worry about being on the border |
| Enlarged vocabulary | | | | line to pass or not. Get effective training in |
| Expanded critical and analytical thinking skills | | | | comprehension skills as soon as possible. This can |
| Silent Reading Fluency | | | | be done at the same time as visual skills training |
| To be the best reader possible a person must | | | | and makes improvement in the reading process |
| read silently and quickly. In fact, silent reading will | | | | quicker and easier. |
| actually improve comprehension. Saying the words | | | | Words and More Words |
| out loud reduces reading rate and comprehension. | | | | College level reading means knowing and |
| The tongue can only move about 130 words per | | | | understanding more words. Higher levels of |
| minute, which is first grade reading rate, so it is | | | | vocabulary are absolutely necessary for success. |
| easy to see why it is important to never read | | | | Books or software are available to enlarge |
| aloud. | | | | vocabulary and a knowledgeable trainer can help |
| Read 500 to 1000 Words per Minute | | | | students power up analytical vocabulary skills. |
| To read at these rates it takes practice, the right | | | | How to Think and Reason |
| equipment and an experienced trainer. Vision | | | | Critical reasoning skills are the most important |
| training is necessary because this is a subliminal | | | | part of testing. There are skills to learn how to |
| activity. It is a matter of putting in the time to | | | | take a test. Knowing how to critically read and |
| train the eyes to move faster. | | | | evaluate test questions can give a leg up on |
| For those who do have visual problems, seeing a | | | | competition. Having these excellent testing skills will |
| Behavioral Optometrist (doctor educated to find | | | | eliminate the suffering of test anxiety. Knowing |
| the reason the eyes are not working to read | | | | the skills it takes to read, comprehend, analyze |
| faster and more easily) is the first step. | | | | and do it all without wasting a minute of the test |
| Afterward a trainer can be found to help with the | | | | period is real confidence. |
| other skills needed to read faster and with | | | | |