-
Recent Posts
Archives
- February 2023
- December 2022
- October 2022
- August 2022
- March 2022
- January 2022
- July 2021
- February 2021
- October 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- November 2019
- August 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- January 2019
- November 2018
- August 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- August 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- December 2016
- June 2016
- March 2016
- November 2015
- September 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
Speed Reading
Written by Bonnie James
Like us on Facebook
-
Tag Archives: books
Top Ten Reasons to Visit Your Local Library
This blog was originally published in 2013! But I am putting it out again because I want us to support our libraries more now than ever! I can’t imagine how hard it would be to be a librarian or manage … Continue reading
Ten Reasons You Should Be Reading
Reading makes you more knowledgeable and sharpens your analytical skills. The Atlantic did a study proving that reading a novel actually changes your brain. Continue reading
Posted in concentration, critical thinking, information, Learning, reading, self development, speed reading
Tagged Alzheimer's disease, analytical skills, books, classics, creativity, empathy, imagination, knowledge, Maya Angelou, reading, speed reading, speedreading, telepathy, This Week, vocabulary, writing
1 Comment
Reward Your Students for their A’s with Advanced Reading Concepts Speed Reading Plus™ as an investment in a lifetime of successes.
10 Ways Gifted/A+ Students Can Benefit From Speed Reading Continue reading
Addicted To Distraction — Great article in the New York Times about Concentration
I have found that more and more it is harder and harder to concentrate and to get things done. And I teach people how to concentrate better! Most of the people I talk to about reading confess the same problem. The New … Continue reading
Amazing Results on the Book “Anthem”
Our Upper Arlington Summer Speed Reading students read Anthem by Ayn Rand on their last day of class. Their average reading speed upon completing the book was 3,160 words per minute and their comprehension a whopping 92%! (Their beginning comprehension … Continue reading
Posted in classic reading, information, Learning, reading, reading assignments, reading classes, reading improvement, speed reading, speedreading
Tagged Anthem, Ayn Rand, books, comprehension, novels, print reading, reading, reading improvement, Speed Read, speed reader, speed reading, speed reading lessons, speedreader, speedreading, student learners, summer reading, Upper Arlington Ohio, Words per minute
Leave a comment
Celebrate the Mighty Women in Your Life with These Books (Including Yourself)
Stories of Mighty Women to inspire the women in your life. Great blog from A Mighty Girl Inspirational Women: Biographies for Adult Readers Stories of Mighty Women to Inspire on Mother’s Day and Every Day! amightygirl.com “Moms can be an … Continue reading
Posted in celebrations, family, holidays, reading, speed reading, writing
Tagged biographies, books, famous women, mighty women, Mother's Day, powerful women, reading
Leave a comment
Discover or Rediscover Your Public Library
“When I discovered libraries, it was like having Christmas every day.”–Jean Fritz, children’s author Last week was National Library Week, and, though we’re a week late, it’s never too late to discover or rediscover your local library! Just don’t plan … Continue reading
Posted in celebrations, information, movies, reading, self development, speed reading
Tagged book clubs, books, Columbus Metropolitan Club, Columbus Metropolitan Library, computers, Joe Blundo, libraries, movies, Ohio, online reading, print reading, public libraries, reading, speed reading, story time, The Columbus Dispatch
Leave a comment
Is the Internet Ruining Reading?
“The attention span of a computer is only as long as its electrical cord.“–Dan Rather Because of the internet, emailing, and text-messaging on cell phones, we actually do more reading now than we did in the seventies and eighties when … Continue reading
Posted in e-Reading, information, reading, speed reading
Tagged books, computers, google, internet, novels, online reading, pleasure reading, print reading, reading, research, speed reader, speed reading, speedreader, speedreading, writing
1 Comment
Girl Power! Women’s History Month
Girl Power! This is a blog from Reading is Fundamental to celebrate International Women’s Day. “Each year, Women’s History Month celebrates the contributions of women, weaving their stories into our nation’s history. With the books below, you can go one step … Continue reading
Advanced Reading Concepts
Speed Reading Plus Blog! 