Articles tagged: "the reading teacher"

1: 5 Things We Should All Read

There are certain types of books which we should all read, and ways in which we should all read, which will benefit us greatly.

2: The Value of Books

Books are wonderful in making a magic and yet a very real environment. Those who speak to us through them are more intimate and have more influence over us than our living companions. "Tell me what you read," observed Goethe, "and I will tell you what you are." Because our experience is so limited and because books interpret the experiences of thousands of years, we naturally learn most from them.

3: Collecting Only The Important Material

Test your speed and accuracy from time to time by measuring yourself as you read or skim articles in periodicals.

4: How to Improve Your Word Habits

To attain peak efficiency in reading, you ought to work through all the words and phrases regularly employed in your own field. Chemists, lawyers, engineers and physicians do this as a part of their training. Why should you not be as thorough in your word habits as they are in theirs?

5: How to Improve Your Reading Habits

Body habits count no less than mind habits in reading. Posture and activity must be carefully analyzed.