The Evelyn Wood Seven-day Speed Reading And Learning Program

213 Pages·2002·7.49 MB·English

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Evelyn Wood
Seven-Day
Speed Reading

and Learning

Program

STANLEY D. FRANK, ED.D,
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Ie especialy grateful to the following people:

Evelyn Wood, who pushed through the knowledge
fromicr and in the process helped millions of people
recognize their uwn wchievement potential

‘Dan Warner, For his personal comenitment to the
Evelyn Wood method over the past two decades, and
for his contributions to the many vignettes through-
‘ut the book.

William Proctor, who has spent countless hours at
sisting che author with field incerviews and manu-
script development,
Contenis

Untraduetion

t. Mental Soaring: ‘Lhe Secret co Success

2, The Firs Step Toward Mental Soari
“Subsonic” Reading

% Mapping Our Your Aeademuc Hight Plan

4. The Takevil for Rockel-Prmeredd
Reading and Learning

3, Hlow to Fly with Your Hands

6. Prepuring Your Own “Mental
‘Compacer Printout”

2. The Secret of Merying with Your
nstrnctor's Mind

& Sopersonie Wriing
9, How Fast Gan You Go

J. The Thrill of the Final Test Flight:
Using Your New Skills to Ace the Exam

B. Shooting For the Stars

Index

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Introduction

‘Ordinary reading skills won't do in today’s world because
there is too much Information and too lide time wo assimi-
Inte i, Lf you read at the average speed of 250 words per
minute, you're at & major disadvantage trying to take in the
facts aud concepts you need Lo perfora vel in sclwol or on
the job. Kor that matter, you'ro at a severe disadvantage
leven at speeds of 400600 words per minute—a rate that's
fn the top range for the mest experienced students and
adults,

So what is the solution tn this dilemma?

Aller years of experience as an educator and publishing,
executive, 've beconte canvinced that the telaniques we've
developed at Fvelyn Whnd are by far the hese response ta
the imfiration explosions. Furthermore, our approach
Drovides the fastest, most effective path to superior aca-
demic achiewernent,

For the first ime in a book for the general public, Em
unveiling all the secrets that have made the completaly re-
vised Evelya Wood dynamic learning prograta s0 effective
‘nd popular. As a result of this candor, we hope to intro
INTRODUCTION

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tes of Mental Soaring aI all the drat Warning

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oyingoure reat snd leasing eshte

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acupatien ean bof, epedaly Irom the dictions on
Speed realng, imprsning comprenensen and seme
fe-aing Aid of couse, ere ave lions of aul ho
have taken tn original Foign Wood courses ovr the yart
dv ho may wane brash up oa ld skh perhaps
tear new ones,

‘nat yn prepare forthe excingadvencire of ew
Saarng, I man eocurage yu fo fase eh a ome
precontptions about veadig fewning sung al wae
emi achrweanent, Ther asm lings go what yo am
Accomplut vo loug as you eesty and wiling to lt de
‘ara power of your mind move you toad anes eal
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Stanley 0. Frank, EAD,
REMEMBER EVERYTHING
YOU READ
Mental Soaring:
The Secret to Success

What does it uake us he u superior student?

‘The most important secret to being a contender for the
topof the clase has alsays heen effective reading—and that
‘meuns reading that involves:

1. high-sperd asimilation and comprehension of all sorts
of subject matter; and

2. the ability to recall chat subject matter later during rest
ing.

“The superiar student, then, is one wha Fist af all can
read assigned books and handouts quickly and understand
thorunghly what bas been read. Second, he is able to collec.
the material he’s read into well-organized personal notes
and then draw on his memory of these notes when con-
ronted with examipacion questions.

In addition we having eutsianding reading abilities, the
(optiight student knows how to listen in class—kao'es how
2 absorb key concepts ducing, oral presentations andl howe
REMEMBER FVERYTIEENG YOU READ.

to take notes on lectures. Finally, he cam recalt what he has
heard and wie it effectively at west time.

In some ways, al this may sound quite simple. Bur lec’s
be bones: We know that only a few students really know
how to make this formola work. Yet when undersiaed and
applied, these skils are the foundation tor what I call Men-
(a) Soaring—a phenomenon that gocs so far beyond tadi-
tional studying chat the best student scems 10 he flying
dhrough academic material at Ove highest levels of compre
hension,

‘These ate the basic skills—the scercts, if you will that,
Ihave heen mastercd by the elite students wha get into the
best schools, Furthermore, they are che skills typically used
by the small percentage who perform with iljing colors
after they've been adepitied 10 various colleges and univer

So where does this leave the nocsostelar sudent? Ls it
inesitable that these special skill and secrets must remain
Jn the academic arsenal of only a small enerie of geniuses
or near-geninses?

Absolutely not! These techniques can enhance the Iesrn-
ing potential of axy student. The auly problem up to now
hhas been that no one has bothered to tell the average
for medinere student what the top academic performers
already fovow: that guod students aren't horn—they're
made.

‘To correst the misconception that acieemic ability is in-
born, thote of us ia charge of the reading snd learn
programs at Evelyn Wood and the Britannica Learning
Centers have decides! that the time has arrived uo reveal
these fondamenval sectets to academic snccess. Using the
methods described in this hook, mauy shudents have tripled
their reading speeds and increased cheie comprehension in
‘our Center programs.
MENTAL SOARING

A Fist for the General Public

For the first time in any book or publication for the general
Public, Fm presentiag all of uke essential Lectmiques in-
volved in the Evelya Wood reading and learmng system.
‘This informacion is designed to be used by anyone with at
least fourth-grade reading skill

“Among oder dhings, you will eure

+ How to raise reading speed by at least 50 percent in lest
than an hour af sludy ancl prictice, using certain key

techniques.

How to at least double reading speed, sith increased

mnpreheasion,afier one seek.

«How 1a reach the stratosphere of speed reading —the
1,200-8,000-word-per-mimuce range and perhaps go
beyond

+ How to improve concentration and anention span,

How to enhance analytical abilities, overall lcaraing ca
acy, aud memory,

Piactical programs to Jaise performance level—and

sgrades—in all culyoets, including che bumaniies, social

sciences, physical sciences and mathematics.

+ Techuigues to improve (es-taking abies.

+ Proven approaches for taking the most effecdive maces
during lectures: and

«Tips and strategies for increasing efficiency and achiev
Jing soegess in ding research and wricing term papers
REMEMBER EVERYTHING YOU READ

What Does This Mean for Vou?

(Now, fet's lake this discassion down to the mest practical
Tesel: How can you acqplre these all-important atiices?

(ve said that these izoportant shill can be learned; they
aren't simply inherent intellect capacities dhat good stu
dems are born with. Let me illustrate by Resting you in-
volved at the outset ia a bund+on exercise tat sill prove
its pusible to mprove your reading speed dranutieally
and almox instantaneously.
“This exerciae is designed co identify sont prosent reading
speed—an important piece of information if you hope 1
learn how te improve your reading ancl study raves Alter
you've completed the exerrise, you may want to let sour
youngster éry il in order to determine his ur her speed

Here's how it works: Using a watch with a socand hand,
note the precise minute and second mone shows gn your
wach, (Vi need to cevord this time on a piece af paper
right wro so thac you don't forget)

‘Next, hogin reading the reriuiner of Ubis capler maw at
your noranal rate, BEGIN READING NOW.

‘Kecp your watch, pencil and pad close at hand, and oon-
tinue reading uti the directo ta siop later i us ex

‘At Britannica Learning Centers—wbere the Evelyn Wood
reading and stndy concepts have bocorme 3 staple of our
student preparation prograrts—we knuw thal ulonast any
fone can learn the sludy techniques employed by superior
snudents. These skills ate not based on difficult or arcane
principles reserved lor the elite or supersuccesstul. Rather,