Breakthrough Rapid Reading | Peter Kump

Breakthrough Rapid Reading | Peter Kump | Break Through Rapid Reading by Peter Kump

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	Breakthrough Rapid Reading Peter Kump Prentice Hall Press, 1998 - 276 pages average customer review:based on 47 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

The Undisputed Best

This is a home study course, but if you do it every day for as little as fifteen minutes a day, you can read over 1,000 words per minute in three to six months. You need to be able to read at a high school level reasonably well, but even if you don't (!) it will take a little longer.

Peter Kump is the successor of Evelyn Wood, the founder of Speedreading. I have tried dozens of speed-reading courses, and they all have serious flaws. I tried another book which claimed to be "the best speed-reading course ever developed", but inside the author admitted that most people will only be able to read up to 800 words per minute at max. (I read at 600 wpm, so that wasn't much of a jump for me.)

Kump's book delivers in every way. It needs daily practice, but a maximum of fifteen minutes a day will get you soaring. Kump says it will not happen as fast as you want, but sooner than you expect. The book makes no fantastic claims, because it says slow progress in the beginning will lead to rapid speeds for EVERYONE. And it works, I, a college kid in New York, have read over 1,000 words per minute with Kump's at-home book.

He doesn't have gimmicks and more garbage to sell at the end. He doesn't make false promises. This is the only speed reading book to get and you will ever need. The others fall short. Kump has taught thousands and thousands, and he relates his classroom experience wonderfully. He reassures you with anecdotes of students who started out slow, but then soared at 2,000 words per minute. He humors you with stories of high school children finishing a chapter in two minutes when their teachers give the class twenty minutes of in-class reading time. When the student successfully answers all question, the teacher remarks that the student "must have read it before class". (He's only funny in a professorial way, not at all a comedian. He seems like he would be a serious, but helpful, teacher in class.)

It's also the cheapest out there. If you want to buy more than one book on speed-reading, I suggest you buy this one alone. I would be shocked if you felt you needed another one after going through this one. Just trying to save you money here. You can read my other reviews to test my biases. I know I sound like I'm like Peter Kump's son hawking daddy's book, but I like to give honest, passionate reviews. Live long and prosper.

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Break Through Rapid Reading by Peter Kump

This volume reviews the all-important techniques to rapid reading. The author begins by involving the reader in speed-reading techniques and measurements. We are urged to keep time of our reading speed and record the contents. This process happens iteratively until our reading speed and comprehension increase.

The book reviews the Evelyn Wood speed reading techniques
which consist of paragraph reading, whole page reading and
reading the first line of every paragraph to get the gist of
the presentation first. Some reading techniques involve reading
the beginning and end of the presentation as a condition precedent to understanding the material before an in depth review.

The zig-zag technique is employed; wherein, the finger is placed
on the paragraph and moved in a zig-zag fashion as we read.
Other techniques rely on identifying paragraph content first.
The author explains that our eyes see in a circular pattern.
Therefore, reading should emulate this geometric subliminal
pattern of word recognition.

Other reading techniques involve utilization of prior knowledge
to assist in reading , as well as reading paragraphs where fewer
ideas are expressed. The most difficult reading involves highly
technical material. i.e. mathematics and engineering which
require extensive problem solving and analysis

Complex material presents the most difficult reading because
significant contemplation is required, as well as multiple
readings. The acquisition is reasonably priced. It will
assist in providing students with an important vehicle to
enhance research and study habits in school.

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A must read for speed reading enthusiasts

one of the few effective training programs for increasing reading speed and boosting comprehension. I will use as a recommended reading for participants attending our meirc speed reading training seminar in dubai.

Wayne

This book is really great! simply read a few chapter and follow the steps, your speed will improve immediately!

Hard to follow

It is a fine book. After about two weeks, I improved my reading speed by 100WPM. But after that, I found those drills were really hard to follow. My reading speed can't be improved further.

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