Have you ever become lost in a story, pulled along effortlessly by endearing characters or fascinating research? Felt as though you were really a part of the adventure tale or the pop culture treatise you held in your hands? We’re guessing the answer is yes. We’re also guessing you’ve had the experience of being rocketed […]
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Have you ever watched Cougar Town? There was one episode that stuck out to me because it included a reading and vocabulary joke, with a buried lesson. In Season 6, Courtney Cox’s (Friends) character Jules asks her friends to challenge her. Their challenge to Jules is simple: she must read a book from cover to cover.
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Have you ever wondered what sets successful CEOs like Elon Musk apart from the rest? Data shows that Fortune 500 CEOs read an average of one book per week. If you’ve ever wished you could develop a reading habit like these top executives, there’s one fundamental way to make reading easier and more enjoyable: improve
Nearly 100-years ago, a leading educational psychologist named Edward Thorndike performed a study that found students’ reading speed and comprehension test scores were directly linked to their vocabulary knowledge. Numerous studies since have concluded the same thing: the more words you know, the faster you will read, and the more you will comprehend. The fact
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