“I just want say thank you for everything you’ve done for me. My speed and comprehension has increased tenfold and has effected my acadmic reading skills postively. I definately would recommend this course to everyone not just people with learning difficulties as there’s something to learn for everyone.”
Zainab, Radiography student, 7.6.23
It’s just been a complete pleasure and I cannot thank you enough. You’ve made me have confidence in my reading, changed how I’m reading, removed the anxiety around reading and most of all because of my attention span being so short I can now get the reading I need to do in that time and retain it.
Its magical.
Michael, Physics postgraduate, 18.5.23
“…thank you for the Visual Reading course, it has absolutely helped me rediscover a love for reading. It is clear to me that my reading speed and comprehension have improved greatly. Since our last session a week ago I have read another book and am not quite so intimidated at the thought of reading any harder/academic texts.
I have also emailed my DSA team to encourage them to refer other people for the course.”
“Thank you so much! I really enjoyed your class! I am thrilled to learn that I am not doomed to being a slow reader after all at the age of 60! It is exhilarating to sit down to read now! What a huge help this would have been when I was in school!”
Jamie, dyslexic dyslexia specialist.
“Since I started Visual Reading, I’ve read 7 novels. Before this, I don’t think I’d read 7 novels in my entire life!”
Ann, dyslexic PhD student.
“Visual Reading is proving life-changing for me even though I only found out about the technique in my mid-fifties!
“With dyslexia and ADHD both wreaking havoc with my reading speed and comprehension, my efforts to improve my reading skills over four decades had got me precisely nowhere. So I was deeply sceptical that visual reading would make any difference. But it has – and I am still improving gradually now I have completed the course.
The process of gradually widening saccades and implementing the neurocognitive techniques of pre-viewing and reviewing the text has improved my speed greatly and comprehension is very good. The fact that I get through the chapters at pace – and with good comprehension means I don’t lose focus and give up the book after three arduous chapters because I have already forgotten the beginning of the book! That was what used to happen. Now I read whole books because reading suddenly feels easy and pleasurable which is something I have never experienced before! It is incredible. And it is simply joyful.
“Learning the techniques of Visual Reading later in life means changing some very established habits, especially if, like me, you have had to read a lot over the years for work and study. And changing very established habits is hard, as we all know. So my results may not have been as fast and spectacular as some young students. Nonetheless, the progress has been incredible, and the fact that I continue to improve makes me certain that the new neural pathways will become just as established as the old ones were – and make it even easier and more joyful to read my way through all the books I have bought over the years and which I so desperately want to read.”
Annette.
“Amazing! I found this course extremely helpful. My reading speed and comprehension skills have drastically improved! I would 100% recommend this course. Thank you!
I would also just like to say thank you this has helped me so much and I am feeling the difference as I continue to read in this way!”
Carla, 3rd year undergraduate.
I wanted to say thank you for many reasons:
1. I cannot believe how much my reading speed and information storage capacities have increased since starting the programme. Managing the reading for my MSc Psychology was possible due to Visual Reading! In every essay, the first compliment was always how clear it was that I had read widely and deeply and understood often tricky concepts.
2. Absorbing information through Visual Reading feels like I’ve reached some Nirvana; it is incredible!
3. I cannot wait to share this with other readers; everyone should be able to access this programme: it would revolutionise reading.
Sarah, dyslexia specialist, 22.11.22
I have just completed the visual reading programme under the supervision of Ross Cooper and I couldn’t recommend it enough.
Over the course of just a few weeks Ross has helped me to improve my reading speed and comprehension massively which will have a great impact for my studies in the coming year (and beyond). The investment of time feels very light touch and completing the course was completely manageable alongside family life and studying with just a short weekly on-line meeting. I was able to use the time I would normally use to read (for pleasure and academically) to apply my set weekly technique and target.
The method of teaching and learning is very simple and logical; Ross’ engaging style of delivery means that techniques are explained in context and tailored to you as an individual learner. He is very knowledgeable, and Ross was always happy to extend the session to answer my questions about the broader field of dyslexia as I am learning to manage, adapt and understand more effective ways of reading and writing as a dyslexic learner.
I found much of what Ross had to say very encouraging as he also regularly draws on the positive aspects of being dyslexic and has empowered me to feel confident about how to apply myself effectively as I move into my final year of study. I highly recommend this course.
Fran, qualified teacher studying as a speech and language therapist, October 2022
As a dyslexia assessor and tutor, as well as being an avid reader, I was so excited to hear about Visual Reading and I signed up to learn more about this fascinating strategy.
After practising the Visual Reading techniques for just a week, my reading speed had gone from 167wpm to 286wpm, all from just 10 minutes of practice a day! By the time I finished the course, I was reading at a speed of 500wpm.
In my 16 years experience of teaching and championing reading as a crucial skill for pupils to learn, I’ve never come across anything like Visual Reading. It’s simple and easy to learn but has the potential to transform the reading experience for individuals who find reading difficult or tedious.
Now that I’ve completed the course, I’m excited to introduce this technique to the pupils and school staff I work with and I can’t wait to see the impact it has.
Vicky, dyslexia assessor and specialist tutor, August 2022
I would like to say thank you for all the great and crucial help before my exam in Finance on my Master course. To be able to have someone nurturing and understand my difficulties made an incredible difference to my speed, understanding and interpretation of reading for exam questions. I highly recommend the reading technique for those that have dyslexia. Ross was an essential person for my good performance on the most difficult exam I have ever done in my academic life. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart.
Janaina, May 2022.
“This course has been amazing for me. I found it impossible to believe how quickly my reading speed and comprehension improved from session to session. I’m now powering through the stack of unread books I have collected over the years as I suddenly have the time to read them – this course has given me back my love of reading fiction. I couldn’t recommend more highly, especially if you find it difficult to keep on top of the constant stream of new research being published.”
Viki
“Thank you for your training and support in improving both the speed and accuracy of my reading.
As a mature student, and a practicing teacher, I was always self conscious of how slow I could be to process information when reading unfamiliar text. I am now quietly impressed with how quick my reading has become but without a loss of comprehension or understanding. It has given me such confidence and also allowed me to progress further in my studies. Before I was struggling to read a required range of materials from my module reading lists, now that I am faster, I read several papers in a morning where I would have once read one.
I have also recommended your course to my school, with the hope that more students will benefit.”
Jessica
Postgraduate Student at the University of Edinburgh
“I can’t believe how much this course helped my reading! For a such a big improvement it’s incredibly manageable to make time for. Thank you!”
Felicity
“The Visual Reading course with Ross Cooper has been extremely beneficial, throughout my whole life I have struggled to finish a book or comprehend what I was reading in a timely manner. Now I feel confident reading fictional and academic writing and I can enjoy it without the frustration I used to have. I used to get really upset as I thought the difficulty I had with reading at a consistent pace, while comprehending the context, meant that I was unintelligent. But actually taking a different approach and learning a new technique was all that was needed to accommodate my learning style. “
Jasmine
“It is no exaggeration to say that this course has more than doubled my reading speed in a matter of weeks. I feel as though I have been taught to read effectively for the first time and as both an academic and a clinician, this will significantly improve my work efficiency. I wish I had undertaken this course at the very start of my studies and I would recommend this course to everyone, no matter the stage in their education or career.”
Ricky, PhD candidate and surgeon.
”Your reading programme helped me improve my speed, while not sacrificing comprehension – but I felt the biggest gain was in terms of reducing the effort I previously had to expend in reading text. In addition to dyslexia, I have mild astigmatism and I found in the past that I would very quickly get tired, and struggle to focus both my eyes and my attention. So reading took longer not just because my speed was slower, but because I struggled to concentrate for long periods of time when reading. After completing your programme I found I could read not just faster, but for longer periods of time.”
Nikki
”I noticed a marked increase in his enthusiasm and confidence in reading as a result of the programme. When we first contacted you he had recently been diagnosed with Dyslexia, and though it was very thoughtfully managed in school, I feel in his own mind the diagnosis reaffirmed his fear that he would be someone for whom reading would always be a struggle. By taking part in your programme and doing so well (exceeding me!) he was able to switch around what was perceived as a deficit in his mind, to something that now was a “superpower”. This boosted his confidence enormously. It also taught him valuable skills for learning (and life) more broadly – such as the need to review and revise texts to aid retention and comprehension and also that with the right approach, pretty much anything can be overcome if we apply ourselves to it. I’m so pleased you can offer this to other children.”
Mother of 9 year old now reading at over 800 words per minute with excellent comprehension.
“I have just finished doing my Course with Ross Cooper. I wanted to say how wonderful and helpful the course has been. It has been such a positive experience and Ross is really lovely!! I am emailing to say that I believe that this course should be recommended to more students, or even children within school. I really wish this was offered to me in first year! Thank you (Assessor of Need) for referring me on, this was super helpful!!”
Charlotte, Postgraduate, MA Forensics.
“Ross has massively helped me improve the quality of my reading experience through his pointing method, which has doubled my reading speed and astronomically improved my comprehension. My ADHD has felt like it has been a barrier in stopping me from enjoying and understanding books, but Ross’ online Visual Reading course has enabled me to overcome this barrier: I can now not only enjoy reading, but it has hugely improved my academic work, as I am able to understand texts so much better, so I can articulately reference them in written pieces of work!”
Amy, Music undergraduate, January, 2022.
“The online Visual Reading course has really helped so much. I have really enjoyed the course and I have found it very helpful in my reading. I feel that I have improved a lot and that my reading is easier and takes less effort to do, which is always nice. Your course is very good, very interactive, and easy to follow.”
Charlie, IT undergraduate, January 2022.
“This course has really improved my reading dramatically. I could never watch subtitled programmes before, because the words would disappear before I had a chance to read them. But now, I read them with ease!”
Holly, Teaching postgraduate, September 2021.
