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Be Dynamic Through Speed Reading method, by Dr. Jay Polmar, is designed for those who read large volumes of printed material. Sometimes they get frustrated when they can’t keep up with all the intriguing literature that is released. Authors around the world produce printed data and fiction, at a rate so phenomenal, that even the most avid of readers struggle to keep up. With our DYNAMIC SPEED READING method, you’ll easily be able to read twice to three times the amount you now read in the same time.

The human brain/mind is capable of comprehending and cataloging from 10,000 to 50,000 units of information every minute (one unit being equal to one word) and this is based upon old statistics. Based on the new technologies in education and strides in self-development, your brain/mind is capable of much more.

The human body is a vehicle that records various senses and transfers them to our brain/mind. The brain/mind acts like a computer. Perhaps the brain/mind is the body’s operational computer to make easier for us to learn. We learn through information (data) which is transmitted in many ways. We receive data through our five physical senses, and our brain/mind makes decisions, choices and judgments from those factors.

PACING:

Hand movements can cause you to accelerate your reading speed. We’ll shortly teach you hand movements that will accelerate your reading ability. Try each one and see which suits you best.

It’s simple. Just replace all your bad reading habits with one easily learned one: You’ll use your pacing hand. It breaks each of these habits automatically while it increases your reading speed.

The basic pacing movement utilizes the index finger of your dominant hand, i.e. right handed use right hand, to scan a line by running your finger under the type you are reading. Turn the page with the unused, non-dominant hand. Never move your head when reading, keep it still.

The method is easy. You’ll replace all your bad habits with one easily learned one: You’ll use your pacing hand. Here’s how to break each of these habits automatically while increasing your reading speed.

You’ll read without sub-vocalizing. You already know the basics: Pace your eyes so swiftly over a line that you don’t have time to form the sounds of the words or syllables in your throat.

What started as a university lecture course has evolved into a very affordable do-it-yourself course designed to make everyone “from stay-at-home moms and dads to administrative assistants to MBAs to CEOs” more valuable to their company in the form of The Complete Speed Reading Program.

The Complete Speed Reading Program, Family Edition, has four books (available both as a PDF download and “if desired” in print):

Speed Read in Only One Hour teaches the basic techniques and has multiple reinforcement exercises. If You Can Read This, You Can Read Faster is specifically designed for children. It is written at a third-grade reading level to help give young brains the best chance to re-learn how to read. It also teaches the basic techniques of the program. Be Dynamic Through Speed Reading is essential for anyone looking to go to college or go back to school. Focusing on concentration, note taking, and recall, this book will help students wade through the millions of words that need to be read each semester and give them time to not only finish their studies, but also to have a social life.

It is never too early to begin teaching your child to read, or at least laying the foundation for early literacy skills, and it can definitely be left too late!

If you are not sure then think about this. Statistically, more American children suffer long-term life-long harm from the process of learning to read than from parental abuse, accidents, and all other childhood diseases and disorders combined. In purely economic terms, reading related difficulties cost our nation more than the war on terrorism, crime, and drugs combined.

Reading problems are a further challenge to our world by contribute significantly to the perpetuation of socio-economic, racial and ethnic inequities. However it is not just poor and minority children who struggle with reading. According to the 2002 national report card on reading by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), most of our children (64%) are less than proficient in reading even after 12 years of our attempts to teach them.

Certain good books for kids have withstood the ages and are timeless classics revered by children. Libraries always have them in stock and there are lists where you can find favorite current and old childrens classics.

For toddlers, Where The Wild Things Are, a book by Maurice Sendak, a writer and illustrator, has always been a favorite. About a boy named Max who sails to the land of Wild Things, monsters whom he befriends. Though first receiving negative reviews at first, children began checking the book out of the library constantly and repeatedly and the book soon received high critical praise.

Another famous book is Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. The story is about a child saying goodnight to the things in his room around him, ending finally with the moon.

Shel Silverstein and Mark Twain are both prolific and popular childrens book writers, and kids will either have read them in school or have checked their books out of the library. They continue to be popular to this day.

Laura Ingalls Wilders series about her life on the prairie has won awards, as well as the book Old Yeller, about a dog. They are enjoyed by both kids and adults and are considered classics.

It is important that you do everything that you can in order to help your young child grow and develop strongly. Professionals today say that choosing the right books for young children will them to learn a variety of essentials that are needed throughout life. Take a look here in order to find out which books you should look into and how they can help.

Your child will learn at a different pace than all of the other children in school. It is vital that you understand how your child learns and what helps to keep them focused. You do not want to start off with books that are too challenging to read and understand. Start out with books that have simple instructions as well as basic learning tasks that your child may start with.

Once you have figured out what your child will need, you will then be able to start looking for books for young children. These books can range from simple picture books up to cursive writing and reading books. It is important to start out with a series of books that will help to get your child on the right learning track. You can move up from series to series as long as your child has moved through and competed each book.