Thursday 30 April 2015

Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons

A flower emerges from a well prepared foundation.




Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons

I've had a few moms tell me they're struggling with the Teach Your Child to Read 
in 100 Easy Lessons curriculum,
so I recorded my 4 year old son doing lesson 44 as a demonstration of how we do it. 
The video is long, but it's intended to really show how we do this curriculum. Hopefully this will help!

Once a child can read with comprehension, then is the time to teach them how to Turbo Charge Read
as the skills learned will help all to Turbo Read and also to each-word, down the line read. 
Especially for children who are having problems with the written word.

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www.happyartaccidents.blogspot.com         just for fun.

To quote the Dr Seuss himself, “The more that you read, the more things you will know.
The more that you learn; the more places you'll go.”

Wednesday 29 April 2015

Information for teachers and parents on teaching and assessing reading, writing, and literacy.

You judge which is the most productive stage of this daisy's cycle.



Shanahan on Literacy
Information for teachers and parents on teaching and assessing reading, writing, and literacy.

Early Childhood Literacy

The Connecticut Council for School Reform asked me to speak in Hartford, on April 9, 2015.
My presentation reviewed and responded to some of the complaints
or concerns about teaching young children to read,
and considered several issues in expanding preschool literacy opportunities.
My presentation was based largely on the Report of the National Early Literacy Panel
and a handful of other individual studies that I wanted to highlight.

Response to Complaint about What Works Clearinghouse
I have recently encountered some severe criticism leveled at reviews and reviewers from
What Works Clearinghous  (seehttp://www.nifdi.org/research/reviews-of-di/what-works-clearinghouse). I am concerned about recommending this site to teachers as a resource
for program evaluations. I'm wondering if you agree with the criticisms, and if yes,
where you would recommend teachers go for evidence-based program reviews.
I know that NELP and NRP reports are possibilities but are also static documents
that do not get updated frequently with new findings, so some of the information really isn't current. Perhaps the Florida Center for Reading Research is an alternative?
Do you have others than you would recommend?

I don’t agree with these criticisms and believe What Works Clearinghouse (WWC)
has a valuable role to play in offering guidance to educators. I often recommend it to teachers
and will continue to do so. It is the best source for this kind of information.

WWC is operated by the U.S. Department of Education.
It reviews research claims about commercial programs and products in education.
WWC serves as a kind of Good Housekeeping seal of approval.
It is helpful because it takes conflict of interest out of the equation.
WWC and its reviewers have no financial interest in whether a research claim is upheld or not.

I am an advisor to the WWC. Basically, that means I’m available, on a case-by-case basis,
to help their review teams when questions come up about reading instruction or assessment.
Such inquiries arise 2-3 times per year. I don’t think my modest involvement in WWC
taints my opinion, but the whole point of WWC is to reduce the commercial influence
on the interpretation of research findings, so it would be dishonorable for me
not be open about my involvement.  

I wish the “studies” and “reports” you referred me to were as disinterested. 
The DI organization has long been chagrined that the WWC reviews of DI products
and programs haven’t been more positive.
That the authors of these reports have a rooting interest in the results should be noted.

Different from the disinterested reviews of the Clearinghouse which follow a consistent
rule-based set of review procedures developed openly by a team of outstanding scientists,
these reports are biased, probably because they are aimed at trying to poke a finger in the eye
of the reviewers who were unwilling to endorse their programs.
That’s why there is so much non-parallel analysis, questionable assumptions, biased language, etc.

For example, one of the reports indicates how many complaints have been sent to the WWC
(62 over approximately 7 years of reviewing). This sounds like a lot,
but what is the appropriate denominator… is it 62 complaints out of X reviews?
Or 62 complaints about X decisions included in each of the X reviews?
Baseball umpires make mistakes, too; but we evaluate them not on the number of mistakes,
but the proportion of mistakes to decisions. (I recommend WWC reviews, in part,
because they will re-review the studies and revise as necessary when there are complaints).

Or, another example: These reports include a table citing the “reasons for requesting
a quality review of WWC findings,” which lists the numbers and percentage of times
that complaints have focused on particular kinds of problems
(e.g., misinterpretation of study findings, inclusion/exclusion of studies.
But there is no comparable table showing the disposition of these complaints. I wonder why not? (Apparently, one learns in another portion of the report, that there were 146 specific complaints,
37 of which led to some kind of revision—often minor changes in a review for the sake of clarity; that doesn’t sound so terrible to me.)

The biggest complaint leveled here is that some studies should not have been included
as evidence since they were studies of incomplete or poor implementations of a program.

The problem with that complaint is that issues of implementation quality only arise
when a report doesn’t support a program’s effectiveness.
There is no standard for determining how well or how completely a program is implemented,
so for those with an axe to grind, any time their program works it had to be well implemented
and when it doesn’t it wasn’t.

Schoolchildren need to be protected from such scary and self-interested logic.
http://www.shanahanonliteracy.com/2015/04/early-childhood-literacy.html

Introduction to Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
A practical overview of Turbo Charged Reading YouTube 
How to choose a book. A Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
Emotions when Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
Advanced Reading Skills Perhaps you’d like to join my FaceBook group ?
Perhaps you’d like to check out my sister blogs:
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www.happyartaccidents.blogspot.com         just for fun.

To quote the Dr Seuss himself, “The more that you read, the more things you will know.
The more that you learn; the more places you'll go.”

Tuesday 28 April 2015

10 tips for successful close reading

When you look at fungi closely you will find that it is really fascinating.

Close reading is definitely a "survival skill" particularly in a world drowned in information.

Close reading is all about reading differently, it is reading for deep understanding through paying attention to what others would normally oversee. Being a close reader entails focus and dedication to your reading material. It empowers readers to delve deeper into the latent meanings of text searching for cues that make the reading a totally different experience, one that resembles the detective work.

Close reading is also about critical reading, reading that does not take things at face value but rather investigates for what is hidden between the lines.

In today's post, I am sharing with you this beautiful visual that features
10 tips for successful close reading. These tips are :

1- Select Short Passages

2- Make Your Focus Intense

3- Extend Focus Through the Text

4- Students Markup the Text as They Read

5- Encourage Exploratory Discussions

6- Encourage Rereading

7- Read in Every Subject Area

8- Annotate the Text

9- Use Close Reading Marks Independently

10- Use Close Reading Strategically in Small Bites

In today's post, I am sharing with you this beautiful visual that features 10 tips for successful close reading. These tips are :

1- Select Short Passages

2- Make Your Focus Intense

3- Extend Focus Through the Text

4- Students Markup the Text as They Read

5- Encourage Exploratory Discussions

6- Encourage Rereading

7- Read in Every Subject Area

8- Annotate the Text

9- Use Close Reading Marks Independently

10- Use Close Reading Strategically in Small Bites

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/01/2-wonderful-classroom-posters-on-close-reading.html
https://uk.pinterest.com/teacherchels44/common-core-close-reading/



Introduction to Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
A practical overview of Turbo Charged Reading YouTube 
How to choose a book. A Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
Emotions when Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
Advanced Reading Skills Perhaps you’d like to join my FaceBook group ?
Perhaps you’d like to check out my sister blogs:
www.innermindworking.blogspot.com         gives many ways for you to work with the stresses of life
www.ourinnerminds.blogspot.com               which takes advantage of the experience and expertise of others.
www.happyartaccidents.blogspot.com         just for fun.

To quote the Dr Seuss himself, “The more that you read, the more things you will know.
The more that you learn; the more places you'll go.”

Monday 27 April 2015

5 Active Reading Strategies for Textbook Assignments - College

5 Active Reading Strategies for Textbook Assignments - College 



...plus three books I'm reading, and how I'm applying said strategies.


His ideas are good and the video is worth watching.
I used to apply most of them until I became a Turbo Charged Reader.
Reading was fine, my former problem, was remembering what I'd read so that I could use it in my life.


Introduction to Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
A practical overview of Turbo Charged Reading YouTube 
How to choose a book. A Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
Emotions when Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
Advanced Reading Skills Perhaps you’d like to join my FaceBook group ?
Perhaps you’d like to check out my sister blogs:
www.innermindworking.blogspot.com         gives many ways for you to work with the stresses of life
www.ourinnerminds.blogspot.com               which takes advantage of the experience and expertise of others.
www.happyartaccidents.blogspot.com         just for fun.

To quote the Dr Seuss himself, “The more that you read, the more things you will know.
The more that you learn; the more places you'll go.”

Sunday 26 April 2015

Politician’s Logic and The College Of Teaching

Politicians choose colours to identify themselves,
but life continues to flow.

Politician’s Logic and The College Of Teaching


I was recently reminded of the politician’s logic described in the above clip:
Something must be done, this is something, therefore we must do it.
It stemmed from a number of conversations about the College Of Teaching on Twitter, 
and the argument of this blogpost by Tom Sherrington.
Even if the status quo is terrible, people will defend it inadvertently by resisting change and preventing initial ideas from living a while before they’re fully developed…
It sets out a process by which the College could come into being from the initial founder stage through to the mature membership stage.  If this road map is followed, it would be possible to have an influential College of Teaching fully run by teachers delivering on a number of areas relating to teachers’ professional lives – within five years.   I personally don’t have a better idea than this and I don’t know of one; I don’t like the status quo so I’m very happy to support his proposal…
It is also my experience that it’s a mistake to try to seek total agreement or have rules that are too tight before you get started; the experience of running a new initiative in practice will always throw up new possibilities; if you get too bogged down at the start, you never get going.  It’s like kids arguing about the rules of a game for so long that they never actually play it…
…But if we’d be much much better off with a CoT then it’s worth fighting for. I don’t think that message comes through strongly enough – not yet.  At this stage, I’d say it’s more important to promote the Why of a College of Teaching, above the Who or the How…
If the ongoing debate leads to a better process and a better outcome, that’s great.  Let’s have the discussion in that spirit.  But if the debate simply adds weight to the inertia; not offering any alternative except the status quo, then that’s what we’ll get.  That’s what we’ll deserve – and the chance will have gone.
Ignoring the ad hominem implication that anyone who objects to a plan to spend more than £10 million of public money on a loose and unaccountable assembly of interest groups, is somehow simply resistant to change, this argument amounts to:
We need a change from the status quo. This is a change from the status quo. Therefore, we should support it.
I suspect that this logic might indeed win over some of the politicians and the public will end up bankrolling this project. But let me be utterly clear why this won’t win me over. The status quo of having no professional body for teachers has existed for a grand total of 3 years. Prior to that there was a professional body called the General Teaching Council of England (GTCE) which existed for 12 years and which few teachers had a kind word for. So, the creation of a new professional body is not a once in a lifetime proposition, not a radical departure, but a second attempt at something that was tried and failed in recent memory.
Once we actually recall this little bit of history, we remember that the status quo of not having a professional body for teachers was deliberately chosen over an option (the GTCE)  that was seen as worse than the status quo. If we accept this as the case, then the precise details of the proposal do matter. If any professional body will do, then why was the GTCE not good enough? When the discussion of a College of Teaching started, the desire not to repeat the mistakes of the GTCE was a key theme. Only as it became clear that teachers would have as little, or even less, say over the CoT as they did over the GTCE has the GTCE disappeared from the argument.
Now, of course, it could be the case that the people arguing for uncritical support for the CoT proposal, would also have opposed the abolition of the GTCE. Perhaps they genuinely do think that any professional body is better than none. But if so, then they are keeping quiet about it. If not, then there is no excuse for suggesting anybody else accept the CoT proposal on the grounds that any  professional body is better than none. For myself, I know from experience that having a professional body for teachers that is not accountable to teachers is worse than the status quo of having no professional body. And for that reason the issue of who will make up and run the CoT is not a “detail”; not something that can be adjusted later, and not something that can be decided by non-teachers and left for teachers to swallow.

Introduction to Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
A practical overview of Turbo Charged Reading YouTube 
How to choose a book. A Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
Emotions when Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
Advanced Reading Skills Perhaps you’d like to join my FaceBook group ?
Perhaps you’d like to check out my sister blogs:
www.innermindworking.blogspot.com         gives many ways for you to work with the stresses of life
www.ourinnerminds.blogspot.com              which takes advantage of the experience and expertise of others.
www.happyartaccidents.blogspot.com         just for fun.

To quote the Dr Seuss himself, “The more that you read, the more things you will know.
The more that you learn; the more places you'll go.”

Saturday 25 April 2015

Book review on How To Read A Book.

These are called sticky burrs because they stick to your clothes and are great to play with
Turbo Charged Reading just as easily sticks in your mind giving you more time to play.

Book review on How To Read A Book.



Oh My! Just look at the size of that book.
How long is it going to take you to each-word, down every line read such a book?
The tips are useful and I'm sure that there are lots more contained in those pages.
However, the whole 5 success levels of Turbo Charged Reading
are probably written in less than 30 pages - I'll have to count.
Sure they are all transcribed as MP3s
and there are loads of hyperlinks in case you want to discover
some interesting background information.
(And an increasing number of videos as time goes by.)
Within those pages I've written and borrowed techniques to deal with the gremlins
people often come across when learning something they think is new.
Turbo Charged Reading isn't actually new as some of the skills were used in the Bronze age
and you already have all the skills now - you just use them in a slightly different order.

Introduction to Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
A practical overview of Turbo Charged Reading YouTube 
How to choose a book. A Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
Emotions when Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
Advanced Reading Skills Perhaps you’d like to join my FaceBook group ?
Perhaps you’d like to check out my sister blog:
www.innermindworking.blogspot.com        gives many ways for you to work with the stresses of life
www.ourinnerminds.blogspot.com              a business and career orientated blog

To quote the Dr Seuss himself, “The more that you read, the more things you will know.
The more that you learn; the more places you'll go.”

Friday 24 April 2015

10 Tips to Improve Your Reading Comprehension

Too much detail or fascinating potential?

10 Tips to Improve Your Reading Comprehension
A valuable set of tips when each word, down each line reading.


1. "Never read a book without a pen in your hand." ~ Benjamin Franklin - That's great advice whether you write in your books or take notes in a notebook. Personally, I write, scribble, highlight, argue and draw symbols in all my books.

2. Read a whole paragraph / section BEFORE you stop to highlight or take a note. Don't stop right when you see something interesting; keep reading to get the "big picture" or context of what stood out to you. Then "reread" when you make your notes.

3. Read important sections out loud. A person reads much slower when you read out loud than when you read silently, but studies show that if you read out loud, you tend to retain things better because you're engaging multiple senses (hearing and seeing).

4. Read silently with quick "check-marks." There are times when you should read silently and simply use a pencil to "check" sections in the margins you want to go back and reread later. This will help you get through a book quicker without being distracted by stopping to highlight or write.

5. Explain what you read. When you finish a chapter / section of a book, take a break and "think" about what you've read and, in your mind, "explain it" to someone. See if you can structure your thoughts so as to be able to repeat back to someone what you've read. This is a great exercise. I do this A LOT when I read - and actually "talk through it" out loud to myself walking around my office or in the car.

6. Learn to "X-ray" a book by reviewing the Table of Contents and only reading the sections / chapters that will be benefit you. And don't feel like you have to read an entire book.

7. Pay attention to summary words - "therefore" or "as a result" or "in conclusion." When you see a summary / conclusion word, make sure you understand the author's points and argument that has led to his conclusion.

8. Circle / Underline key words in a sentence.

9. Mark words you don't know - and look them up! If you have a Kindle this is much easier. Looking up words you don't know increases your understanding of the author's intent, but it also increases your vocabulary!

10. You should read How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler and Charles Van Doren. This is a "must read" book! You can get a great price on it at Amazon or WTSBooks.com.


Introduction to Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
A practical overview of Turbo Charged Reading YouTube 
How to choose a book. A Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
Emotions when Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
Advanced Reading Skills Perhaps you’d like to join my FaceBook group ?
Perhaps you’d like to check out my sister blog:
www.innermindworking.blogspot.com        gives many ways for you to work with the stresses of life
www.ourinnerminds.blogspot.com             a business and career orientated blog

To quote the Dr Seuss himself, “The more that you read, the more things you will know.
The more that you learn; the more places you'll go.”

Thursday 23 April 2015

Online Degrees in Education


Release all your potential for growth.

Online Degrees in Education
Sabeen Zubair

Education is very extensive field and provides you several diverse opportunities.
Degree holders or teachers can concentrate on early, middle or secondary students.
They can also work in administrative positions.
Professionals can also specialize in designing teaching material, adult education
or they can also get training as an administrative specialist such as principal or vice principal.

Goals of Earning Online Degrees in Education
Teaching is considered as very easy going profession. But if you really want to become
a good teacher you must have multiple skill and expertise like ability of handling students,
strong communication skills and talent to convince, motivate and train.
After earning any online degree in education from top accredited online university or college
you will be able to train students to resolve the problems.
If you start your career as elementary teacher you will teach all subjects of basic level.
But on secondary level you will teach subjects of your area of specialization.
Higher level online degrees in education enable you for higher education positions such as community colleges, vocational schools and universities.

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Several online degrees from associates to doctorate levels are available.
Many top accredited online universities and top accredited online colleges offer online degrees
in education. Following are the online degrees available.
o Associates Degree in Education
o Bachelors Degree in Education
o Masters Degree in Education
o Ph.D. Education Degree
o Degree in Early Childhood Education
o Master Degree in Education Administration
Online Associates in Education
Online Associates Degree in Education is ideal for working individual to make a career move.
It is very beneficial because it is very focused and practical without vast time obligation of bachelor's degree. You will focus on a general education courses that include sciences, social sciences,
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After earning online bachelors you can work as elementary/high school teacher, counsellor,
 course developer, researcher and college professor.

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Online Masters in education enables you to join better paying administrative jobs.
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MAT or MIT and M.Ed. are the common master degrees available in education.
You can continue to work as teacher or choose to work as principal or assistant principal.
This degree provides opportunity to professionals to earn degree with job.
You can earn this online degree in education to advance your career.
Following are some master's concentrations available
o Administration and supervision
o Adult education
o Distance learning
o Special education
o Curriculum and technology

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It is suitable for passionate professional wishes to gain higher grade job.
It is basically for individuals already had teaching experience.
After earning online masters degree you can teach as professor at university.
You will also able to conduct research and apply what you learnt.
You can specialize in elementary and secondary education, special education,
adult education and higher education.

Online Degree in Early Childhood Education
Online degree in early childhood education is also an important online degree in education.
After earning this degree you will be able to work with children below the typical school age between 3 and 5. Course work includes child psychology, parenting and early learning strategies.
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in which formative learning, skill building and social growth takes place.
Children who gain proper training at this stage of life can effectively find their way through
the academic and social rigors that every student will have to face later in life.
That's why schools, families and government spend considerable money
on early childhood education.

Online Master in Education Administration
Online Master in Education Administration is a unique online degree in education.
It is designed for education professionals who have keen interest in administration issues.
Course work includes education finance, school law, duties of principal,
community relation and supervision of personnel.
Degree needs internship experiences in school administration at administrative and principal level. Plenty of jobs are available in educational administration.
Educational administrators can work on variety of jobs ranging from day care administrator
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Introduction to Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
A practical overview of Turbo Charged Reading YouTube 
How to choose a book. A Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
Emotions when Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
Advanced Reading Skills Perhaps you’d like to join my FaceBook group ?
Perhaps you’d like to check out my sister blog:
www.innermindworking.blogspot.com        gives many ways for you to work with the stresses of life
www.ourinnerminds.blogspot.com             a business and career orientated blog

To quote the Dr Seuss himself, “The more that you read, the more things you will know.
The more that you learn; the more places you'll go.”

Wednesday 22 April 2015

Turbo Charged Reading Novels, Music, Poetry, Cookbooks and more.

Stories need developing through interesting stages.




Read all your novels, music, poetry, self help and development 
and your spiritual books, Proofread and more. 
You may enjoy reading bit.ly/NarniaAndMemory and bit.ly/MountainDewAndMemory



Introduction to Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
A practical overview of Turbo Charged Reading YouTube 
How to choose a book. A Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
Emotions when Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
Advanced Reading Skills Perhaps you’d like to join my FaceBook group ?
Perhaps you’d like to check out my sister blog:
www.innermindworking.blogspot.com        gives many ways for you to work with the stresses of life
www.ourinnerminds.blogspot.com             a business and career orientated blog



To quote the Dr Seuss himself, “The more that you read, the more things you will know.
The more that you learn; the more places you'll go.”

Tuesday 21 April 2015

Reading: Words Per Minute, Smoke and Mirrors.

My mother used this lamp to light her way to bed.


WPM, Smoke and Mirrors. 
By M’reen

In my opinion, wpm (words per minute read) scores
are nothing more than smoke and mirrors - a way of ticking a spurious box.

Speed Reading appears to be a generic term that reflects any sort of reading
that takes a form different from when you first learned to decipher the squiggles on a page.
There appears to be two main branches which, naturally, borrow from each other.
These are Speed Reading and what I term as InnerMind Reading
and these are completely outshone by Quantum Speed Reading.
You really need to view these Indigo Children connect with the book’s author.
Turbo Charged Reading finds a home with the InnerMind Reading programmes 
and it borrows nothing from traditional speed reading.

1)    There is what I understand as Speed Reading; 
first created in the 1950s and this is principally composed of exercises and drills that (in my opinion) force you to ‘see’ more words on the line at a faster speed. 
I have found that the Speed Reading course I am receiving by instalments,
simply does not suit me as being slightly dyslexic my brain isn’t wired 
to accommodate these exercises and drills.

Wikipedia:
“The World Championship Speed Reading Competition stresses reading comprehension as critical.
The top contestants typically read around 1,000 to 2,000 words per minute with approximately 50% comprehension or above. The world champion is Anne Jones with 4,700 words per minute with 67% comprehension. The 10,000 word/min claimants have yet to reach this level”. I understand that the World Champion Speed Reader has held her title for a number of years.

The American, Howard Berg, claims to be the world’s ‘Fastest’ Speed Reader, 
as he reads at 80 pages a minute and states that he took a six hour exam in fifty minutes.
Gosh, I mostly can’t read my notes at the best of times.
He also claims to read at 25,000 words per minute
which is standard for novice ‘InnerMind’ reading Turbo Charged Readers,
indeed Paul McKenna and others on the British Learning Channel were recorded as 
PhotoReading 1,000,000 words per minute with 70% understanding.
I chose a page in a book at random that had 6 empty lines between paragraphs and so it appears that Howard Berg is reading at 33,600 wpm, therefore he is turning the pages at a shade faster than 1 per second which appears to be more like the first stage of InnerMind reading rather than speed reading.
As like the third stage of Turbo Charged Reading he speeds up and slows down (at some point?) 
when it is appropriate for comprehension and learning.

Reading without comprehension at the level you require is pretty pointless
– as yet I do not know how comprehension is achieved when speed reading
as I’ve not received those instalments.

Wikipedia:
Much controversy is raised over this point.
This is mainly because a reading comprehension level of 50% 
is deemed unusable by some educationalists (Carver 1992).
Speed reading advocates claim that it is a great success 
and even state that it is a demonstration of good comprehension for many purposes (Buzan 2000). 
The trade-off between "speed" and comprehension
must be analyzed with respect to the type of reading that is being done,
the risks associated with mis-understanding due to low comprehension,
and the benefits associated with getting through the material quickly
and gaining information at the actual rate it is obtained.


2)    InnerMind Reading: Turbo Charged Reading comes into this bracket.
            I understand ‘InnerMind' was first created in Australia? in the 1970s
            and again in the 1980’s in America
            and this method of reading applies skills 
            we already use in our daily life.
This type of ‘InnerMind’ reading claims WPM of 25,000 for a novice
to Paul McKenna and others on the British TV Learning Channel
recording 1,000,000 wpm with 70%+ comprehension.
However, if you read their information a little further
you will find that both Speed and InnerMind Reading qualify their claims
as this depends on the individual, the material read etc and, importantly,
how they define the test parameters.

Therefore I think that practical examples are more applicable:
Using one of the InnerMind reading methods,
a PhD student read and then wrote his thesis in 3 weeks
whereas it takes others of his calibre 6 – 9 months to achieve the same results. 
Another’s system’s testimonial states reading at 52,000 wpm
with 100% comprehension, but it doesn’t state whether he read
e.g. 10, 100, 1,000 or 10,000 individual words or pages.
Or if the lines of text were of a full page length or of the width of a very narrow column.
Or the lines broken down into readable chunks as in my blogs.

As a beginning Turbo Charged Reader I took 6 minutes to complete the first stage 
of the three TCR stages and that is to prepare my body, brain, mind and energy systems 
to download 2-300 pages of a book into my innermind by bypassing my eyes and conscious brain.
First I TCR the book upside down and back to front
so that individual words didn’t jump out at me
and then I TCR the book right side up from the front cover to the back.
The second stage consists of doing nothing (this depends on whether
you are reading emails / documents / reports / newspapers (0 minutes),
novels (10 minutes) or non-fiction material (20 minutes to overnight). 
During this period your brain gets to grips with the downloaded material
cataloguing, cross-referencing it with the information you already have
and then collating the material you want from this paper of electronic source.
The third stage is bringing the information wanted
into my conscious working mind. In order to write your thesis.

I have chosen to use novels to give you an idea of my progress.
because a non-fiction book cannot be universally known or be of a universal format.
I use the word ‘progress’ as reading is so individual
depending on a  great many factors.
I hope that you recognise my painting as being Aslan the creator of Narnia. 
As an example of the memory of material Turbo Charged Read
I’ve used The Chronicles of Narnia as you may have read at least one 
of these books or perhaps seen the film of 
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.
The books are around 100 pages long
and the language and plot is easy to comprehend.
I used these books to give an example
of how one might read their course books for the year.

Then I chose Chaos and Order by Stephen Donaldson
to give an idea of the speed or more accurately the amount I can read in a given time. 
You could easily read less or more.
This material is ‘difficult’ for me to read as he uses many words I didn’t know existed 
and when I looked some up, before instantly forgetting their definition, 
however I found that in the context of the sentence I understood their meanings 
in the same way that I understand new traffic signs and road markings in their environment 
but could not describe them to you without that background.
Also, I don’t usually read sci-fi so a lot of the terms and concepts passed me by.
There are four books in the series, all with 600+ pages,
there are also a large number of characters, each with their own story line.
There are mini-chapters to explain the technical, political, philosophical etc. aspects of the series.
And there are many repetitions of the plot from an individual’s
perspective and assumptions that make the text unsuitable
to plot my memory of the material TCR for this exercise.
However, this repetition aids understanding and is an excellent memory aid.

1st 25 minute reading of Chaos and Order 
all from different chapters of the book.
Preparation: 0 minutes
Intention: 0
TCR the material: 0 minutes
Each word read the material: 25 minutes
Pages read: 14 (I was shocked that I‘d read so little.)
Memory after 1 day: None.
2nd 25 minute reading
Preparation: 35 seconds
Intention: To read the material quickly
TCR the material: 0 minutes
Fast read the material: 25 minutes
Pages read: 41
Memory after 1 day: Like a faded dream.
3rd 25 minute reading
Preparation: 35 seconds
Intention: To read and remember the material.
TCR the material: 1 minute 27 seconds to TCR 100 pages twice
a)     back to front and upside down
b)    front to back and right side up
2 minutes and 2 seconds to reach this stage with a 10 minute break for the information to mature.
Fast read the material: 25 minutes
Pages read: 96
Memory after 1 day: I’m satisfied with my memory of the material read.
These results are:
1st )  14 pages with no memory. Preparation. 0 minutes + 25 minutes reading
2nd ) 41 pages with a fading memory. Prep. 35 seconds + 25 minutes
3rd ) 96 pages with a reasonable memory. 35 secs + 1 min27secs+25 min
Therefore for an additional 2 minutes and 2 seconds I read 82 more pages
and this is the same as reading seven times faster
than if I’d just picked up the book and started reading it.
Please remember that these are the speeds achievable by most novices.
And also remember, that reading in this way is the SLOWEST way to TCR
and is only used when you want to read every word sequentially.

You could try reading for 25 minutes or even 12½ minutes
Then count the number of pages you have read
and multiply that number by seven.
I choose 25 minutes because it gives plenty of time to be distracted.
In fact my only distraction during readings 1 and 2
was to wonder if I’d switched on the timer.
During the third read through someone sounded their car horn
and frightened the life out of me as I was that absorbed in my reading.

Did I find this a satisfying experience? No and Yes.
I was pleased with the increase in the pages read
I was pleased with my level of concentration.
I was pleased that after the 3rd reading session, and much later,
I remembered more and my ‘videos’ in my head were richer.
However, I was not satisfied with my emotional experience.
In future, as in the past, I would spend the preparation time
but I would fast read slower.
The first read was rather like being in a waiting room
as I was just filling in time pleasantly,
However if you was waiting for a meeting,
your time could be used far more productively.
The second read was rather like gobbling food as fast as I could
before I ran out of time;  it satisfied my need but was not enjoyable.
The third read (because I had made the material familiar to my innermind)
was like going down a long smorgasbord where I rushed a little
and didn’t enjoy it to the full, simply appreciating the possibilities
and savouring only a small amount that was on offer.

Ordinary each-word reading a novel is the slowest way of reading
as each word is read by your eyes and sounded out in your mind.
Unless you are like my friend who can read a novel in half an hour
and take master mind questions a few days later.
Actually, he doesn’t think that he sees every word (consciously).
When Turbo Charged Reading a novel it is still the slowest way of TCR
as you FAST read each, or at least most, of the words on every page.
When TCR other material from an email to a 3 inch/8cm+ manual
you read it in a particular way depending on the content
and what you want from the material therefore you do not read
each individual word unless you wish to do so for some reason.

Because of the sequence of Turbo Charged Reading,
comprehension, memory and long term recall is build in.
Imagine, if you would, that you are skiing.
You need a pair of skis and you are more able with two ski poles.
With TCR you also have four supportive and interlocking strands 
and these are:
Your body,
Your brain,
Your mind,
Your energy system.

So, is Turbo Charged Reading Smoke & Mirrors?
No, because I do not make isolated claims
taken out of context for publicity reasons.
You have available my experience of memory
when reading The Chronicles of Narnia.
The amount of material read during a timed period
when reading Chaos and Order.

And the problems I experienced when reading Horrible Henry.

You can TCR music, poetry or self development, material for internal knowing.
I can Turbo Charge Read a novel 6-7 times faster and remember what I’ve read.
I can TCR an instructional/academic book around 20 times faster and remember what I’ve read.
Introduction to Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
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How to choose a book. A Turbo Charged Reading YouTube
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Perhaps you’d like to check out my sister blogs:
www.innermindworking.blogspot.com         gives many ways for you to work with the stresses of life
www.ourinnerminds.blogspot.com               which takes advantage of the experience and expertise of others.
www.happyartaccidents.blogspot.com         just for fun.

To quote the Dr Seuss himself, “The more that you read, the more things you will know.
The more that you learn; the more places you'll go.”