If you live and work or study in an English-speaking country, chances are that you’ll find vocabulary building necessary at some point. Whether you’re in the sciences or engineering, whether you’re in sales or only deal with numbers, communication is a phenomenon that transcends all domains. Vocabulary is a key part of communication, and often...
Whether you skim a blog post, peruse files for work, or browse through a book, you most likely do some type of reading every day. But slogging through dense passages of text can be time-consuming, mentally exhausting, and hard on your eyes. If you want to read faster while maintaining reading comprehension, check out these...
By Lauren Langford To become a better writer, you must read often; everyone who aspires to write well has heard this before. Without further instructions, however, a budding writer can find themselves feeling lost as to what kind of reading will lead to superior writing. As someone who could take up reading for a living if...
by Grace Fleming The idea that you either read for pleasure or for learning is misleading. It is, of course, possible to do both. Still, you shouldn’t necessarily approach academic reading the same way you approach a beach read. In order to read and comprehend a book or article for school, you need to be...
by TeamEpicReads I think we can all agree that reading is a joyous time for us all and we’ve all got enough experience under our belts to basically be considered professionals. However, that doesn’t mean that bad habits don’t form over time. Bad reading habits, we all have them! Some are a bit more… eclectic...
Reading comprehension is a skill that improves like any other, therefore, you can improve your understanding with practice and a game plan. Dedicate yourself to engaging in a combination of both “guided” and “relaxed” reading practice for at least two to three hours a week. Guided practice will involve structure and focused attention, like learning new vocabulary words...
The plays of William Shakespeare provide a wealth of pithy sayings — many of which he likely popularized rather than produced himself, though we may still be grateful to him for sharing them. Unfortunately, sometimes the original sense is adulterated by careless usage, so that the eloquent force of the expression is weakened. Here are...
“It has never been easy for me to understand why people work so hard to create something beautiful, but then refuse to share it with anyone, for fear of criticism.” — Elizabeth Gilbert “Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.” – Leonardo...
Many know about the importance of reading but still find it difficult. Of course, the importance of reading cannot be overemphasized. Reading makes you vast; when you read wide you have deep knowledge on many topics. Reading makes you informed; no one can easily play on your intelligence on issues. Reading can put you ahead...
“To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.” – Victor Hugo There are two ways to become a better writer, in general: write a lot, and read a lot. There are no other steps. Of course, within those two general directives, there are lots...
