by Cindy | Jul 5, 2018 | Blog, Reading Comprehension, Reading Strategies, RTS Success Blog
When people read, they want to open a book or website, read it, and understand it the first time. But sometimes, a particular “reading personality” gets in the way. Most can read information that they can relate to or like, but difficulty arises with uninteresting...
by RTS Success | Jun 15, 2018 | Blog, Educational Achievement, Personal Growth, Reading Comprehension, Test Taking, Writing
I recently viewed an old interview from around 7 years ago, and I chuckled because it referred to one student who increased his ACT score from 16 to a 33. One of my RTS Success® sayings originates from my parents, who stressed that “practice makes perfect!” I have...
by Cindy | Apr 27, 2017 | Reading Comprehension, The Right Read Blog
MOST writing seeks to influence you to think or feel how the author wants you to think or feel. The article you are reading now is no exception. We want you to think about certain things in a certain way.But there’s another kind of influence, not typically associated...
by Cindy | Oct 19, 2016 | Educational Achievement, Personal Growth, Reading Comprehension
When I assigned an 800-page biography of Andrew Carnegie for a new undergraduate course on wealth and poverty at George Mason University a few years ago, I wasn’t sure the students would actually read it. Not only did most of them make it to the end, however, but many...
by Cindy | Oct 19, 2016 | College Preparation, Educational Achievement, Personal Growth, Reading Comprehension, Technology, Test Taking, The Right Read Blog
Even with Facebook, Netflix and other digital distractions increasingly vying for time, Americans’ appetite for reading books — the ones you actually hold in your hands — has not slowed in recent years, according to a study by the Pew Research Center.Sixty-five...
by Cindy | Oct 18, 2016 | College Preparation, Educational Achievement, Personal Growth, Reading Comprehension, Test Taking
Anton Oberländer is a persuasive speaker. Last year, when he and a group of friends were short of cash for a camping trip to Cornwall, he managed to talk Germany’s national rail operator into handing them some free tickets. So impressed was the management with his...