How to Read Textbooks and Novels
Quickly and Well
(We offer 1-to-1 Help as Needed, Anywhere in the World)
Help for All Average and Good Readers, ESL, LD and CAPD
Most people have no idea that it is possible to easily read textbooks and novels and Internet articles quickly and well, with excellent speed, concentration, comprehension, recall and enjoyment, anywhere from average reading speed up to 500 words per minute. Read on to learn how.
The key to doing this is to use adjustable-speed computer-voice to accompany the text as you read the text just ahead of the sound, with special controls and special pagination.
Most people think that voice reading is just for blind people, or for audio books read at normal speaking speed, while you are driving or doing the dishes.
Actually, just the opposite is true. Adjustable-speed computer-voice is the best tool for increasing your ability to read fast and well and with high focus and concentration.
Students and adults can quickly read up to 350-500 words per minute with this approach, as they read their assigned reading. In addition to reading textbooks, this approach is ideal for reading assigned novels and anything on the Internet.
With a little practice, students learn how to transfer these new skills to reading any text without the aid of the voice.
The goal is to input and read text as fast as your mind can process it.
This means reading text as fast as you can handle it with adjustable pause at the end of each sentence for thinking; and the ability to instantly repeat each sentence or paragraph as often as necessary to master it.
Easily read any assigned reading on or offline on any iPad, iPod Touch, iPhone or Mac. This means at home, or at school or college, on the bus or train, or in a crowded room, or out walking or exercising at the gym, using earphones when appropriate.
The Proportional Reading Approach at helpmyreading.com teaches you how to do this with your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch or Mac. You do not need any new software or hardware. What we do is teach you how to use what you already possess or have access to. This is like learning to drive. You already own or have access to a vehicle, you just need to learn how to use it.
Most people need about two hours of instruction to get started with this new lifetime skill.
What do you have to do to master this type of reading for the rest of your life?
1. You must be open-minded to learning something truly new and helpful.
2. You must have access to and command of the following tools and capabilities (which we teach you):
Turn Voice Accompaniment on and off quickly and easily.
Adjust voice speed quickly up or down.
Read by sentence or paragraph or screen, as required by the complexity of the text.
Pause or continue reading as desired.
Repeat the current sentence or paragraph instantly, as often as desired.
Easily look up words and make list of definitions.
Easily enlarge font size if necessary.
Quickly adjust contrast and brightness.
Quickly adjust volume of voice.
Quickly match text in book to text on screen.
Read text continuously if desired, especially on second time through.
Advance text automatically from page to page as it is highlighted for reading.
In addition: Voice and text presentation must stop instantly when you loose focus and concentration.
Easily format Internet articles without junk adds (in Reader) on iOS devices.
Easily format and save Internet articles in HTML for offline reading in Mac or PC (without online problems).
Easily add sentence breaks to complex text on Mac or PC (for iOS devises or Mac or PC).
Easily format texts for iOS devices in large enough font size for easy reading.
Easily access Textbooks by chapter on Internet (as downloadable articles in HTML), with text presented by sentence within indented paragraphs, ready to read.
Easily access Textbooks by chapter offline (as attachments or Dropbox articles in HTML), with text presented by sentence within indented paragraphs, ready to read.
Easily and quickly transfer documents from Pages or Word to HTML for reading by sentence or paragraph or screen.
All these subjects are fully discussed in our User Manual and our free, online Reading Course.
Please read the following articles to learn more:
Order Our $9 User Manual on how to set up your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Mac (laptop or desktop), or PC to read text with adjustable-speed, computer-voice and text. This manual is ideal for self-instruction. Learn More.
Experience the Joy of Reading Well
Seven Misconceptions about Reading Improvement
Turn Reading into a Video Game to Increase Comprehension, Speed, and Compliance
The Nine Major Benefits of Using Proportional Reading
Variable-Speed Computer-Voice and Text Reading
Short Overview of Our Two Hour, 1-on-1 Course
Detailed Description of Our Two Hour, 1-on-1 Course
Ten Perspectives on Proportional Reading (Grant Application)
Adjustable-Speed computer voice follows just behind your reading of visual text.
This is not plain text to speech, or audio books, but much more.
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