10 Days to Faster Reading

Name: 10 Days to Faster Reading
Author: The Princeton Language Institute
ISBN: 0446676675

by The Princeton Language Institute

"10 Days to Faster Reading" by The Princeton Language Institute offers a practical guide to improving reading efficiency. The core message emphasizes that enhancing reading speed and comprehension involves a strategic shift from ingrained habits, often requiring an initial phase of "unlearning to relearn." This temporary dip in performance, when met with perseverance and practice, leads to significant skill improvement. The book directly challenges common elementary and secondary school reading advice, debunking ten pervasive myths. These include the necessity of reading every word, sounding out words, avoiding the use of hands as a guide, and the belief that all content must be fully understood or memorized. Instead, the book advocates for more dynamic reading techniques, suggesting that traditional approaches can hinder speed and effectiveness. It encourages readers to abandon restrictive habits in favor of strategies designed for faster, more effective information absorption.

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The road to knowledge begins with the turn of a page.

In the process of trying to upgrade your skills, you begin working with a new set of strategies. Ironically, instead of getting instantly better, you initially get worse. This is what I call "unlearning to relearn." However, over time, with perseverance and repetition, your skills improve.

TEN THINGS Your Elementary School Teacher Told You AND Your Secondary School Teacher Should Have Told You NOT to Do Anymore! 1. You have to read every word. 2. You need to sound out every word aloud or in your head. 3. Don't use your hands or fingers to help read. 4. You need to completely understand everything you read. 5. You need to remember everything you read. 6. Go for quantity — the more the better. 7. Don't skim, that's cheating. 8. Don't write in your books. 9. It doesn't matter what you read as long as you read. 10. Speed is not important.