Reading College Texts

On an iPad, iPhone, or Mac

Using Proportional Reading (PR)

 

Eighteen Reasons for a College Professor

To Use PR and iPad


  1. 1.Students start to read their assigned reading in course textbooks, etc., with greatly improved focus, concentration, comprehension, speed and enjoyment.

  2. 2.Students can easily review professor’s notes.

  3. 3.Class discussions are more enjoyable for both students and professor.

  4. 4.Group study sessions based on initial reading of text in PR followed by group discussion are easy to realize.

  5. 5.Students improve their regular reading while doing assigned reading with PR.

  6. 6.Roll-modeling scripts are easy to write and study with this approach.

  7. 7.Students hear new words spoken in context.

  8. 8.Students are able to easily build vocabulary lists and take notes, without typing.

  9. 9.Student writing improves as reading improves.

  10. 10.Students learn how to audio edit their writing using the PR approach.

  11. 11.Speech of ESL students improves.

  12. 12.Ability of students to take notes improves.

  13. 13.Students ability to think in larger thought patterns improves.

  14. 14.Students start to do better on tests and exams.

  15. 15.Fewer students drop out; more graduate.

  16. 16.Students develop a skill they can use for other classes and general reading.

  17. 17.Students learn a skill they can share with others.

  18. 18.Students choose to become lifelong learners.


We teach you how to master a new type of reading. We do not sell software. We offer training in how to use the software that you already have on your iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Mac laptop, or Mac desktop computer,  or on your PC (including software that you can download for free). The first part of the training teaches setup and operation of the controls for this new type of reading. The second part of the training teaches you how to improve your reading using these controls and this new approach. You will learn how to use this approach to read almost any article on the Internet or any textbook or novel at the speed you think, up to and above 500 words per minute. Besides completing assigned reading, you will overcome the 18 Bad Reading Habits and develop transferrable skills for reading regular books.


What you will experience in our approach to reading is a new way to experience a lecture, combined with a new way to read. Imagine going to a lecture  where you get to choose the speed at which the professor speaks. Secondly, as the professor speaks you also read each sentence, and just ahead of the sound, pausing at the commas and periods for the sound to catch up. Thus, the sound acts to immediately correct any reading errors, and completely removes any reading anxiety. At the end of each sentence, the sound pauses automatically for as long as you wish, for you to think about what you have just read for as long as you want. Then when you are ready, you press a single key to proceed. You can also repeat any sentence as many times as you want before proceeding. You are in complete control. You proceed with full comprehension and focus at the speed your mind processes thought. With a little practice, you will quickly increase your speed.


NOW DO OUR FREE, LIVE, INTERACTIVE DEMO ON YOUR MAC (DESKTOP OR LAPTOP), IPAD, IPHONE, IPOD TOUCH, OR PC. Experience a completely new and superior way to read, where you read with total comprehension, and at the speed your mind can process concepts, without anxiety, and with great focus, concentration and enjoyment.


This is a live, one-on-one, interactive demo, anywhere in the world. All you need is an Internet connection or WiFi. You do not need to install any software, or watch any video. You are ready to start right now. We will call you or Skype you. This Demo takes under FIVE MINUTES. There is absolutely no cost or obligation of any kind. E-mail us at proread@tiac.net, or Call 978-927-9234.


Go To Our Free Training Manual. This Manual leads you through our Free Reading Improvement Course and shows you 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.



The following two articles provide a very thorough introduction to all aspects of text preparation, presentation, and experiencing reading texts, using the Proportional Reading approach.


The First Article is for Administrators, Professors, and IT Departments.


The Second Article explains the experience from the point of the student, and why it works.