Jenny Said:

Do you know of any techniques or excercises that quickly enhance reading comprehension?

We Answered:

I teach English as a Second language in junior/senior high in Japan. I have a special course for seniors in which I train them to read as quickly as possible without stopping to look up new vocabulary (but trying to imagine the meaning from context). I time them with a stop watch and when they finish a passage, I give them a worksheet to complete. They are not allowed to look back at what they've read. Sounds weird, but by the time of their first exams, they are reading more quickly and understanding more than if they had continued to read - one - word - at - a - time. Kind of counter-intuitive but believe me, it really works. The text is called "Reading Power" and it's published by Pearson/Longman.

Darrell Said:

Does Evelyn Wood Reading techniques work on Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics?

We Answered:

frankly - waste of $$. if u can afford it - go ahead. is practice to read certain words/characters/ symbols that make us read faster. practice and practice