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Improve Your Reading Skills Through Mindfulness

Name: Improve Your Reading Skills Through Mindfulness
Rating: 7.7 (11 reviews)

A Mindful Approach to Reading

4.3

☆☆☆☆☆ 4.3/5

(11 reviews)

616 students

Created by

Marcy Sproull

7.7

CourseMarks Score®

7.4

Freshness

7.7

Feedback

7.4

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Platform: Udemy

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Video: 34m

Language: English

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Detailed Analysis

CourseMarks Score®

7.7 / 10

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7.4 / 10

This course was last updated on 3/2020.

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7.7 / 10

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Content Score

7.4 / 10

Video Score: 7.6 / 10

The course includes 34m video content. Courses with more videos usually have a higher average rating. We have found that the sweet spot is 16 hours of video, which is long enough to teach a topic comprehensively, but not overwhelming. Courses over 16 hours of video gets the maximum score.

The average video length is 2 hours 54 minutes of 31 Reading Instruction courses on Udemy.

Detail Score: 9.1 / 10

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Extra Content Score: 5.5 / 10

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Description

This course is designed to help you become a more focused and effective reader by integrating the principles of mindfulness and evidenced-based reading strategies. Two concepts (which may seem opposed) come together to help readers focus on the present moment, and also become aware of their own thinking process. Mindfulness is the state of being actively focused on the present moment, and metacognition is the concept of thinking about your thinking.
You will learn reading strategies, and techniques to help you become more mindful in the context of the three stages of reading; before, during, and after. You will also learn five concepts that contribute to mindful reading, and see how they are woven in throughout these stages.

You will learn

✓ Understand the three stages of reading
✓ Understand the concept of mindfulness and how it can apply to reading
✓ Understand the concept of metacognition and how to use it read more effectively
✓ Learn reading strategies to increase focus and help you stay on task
✓ Learn reading comprehension strategies
✓ Learn how to organize and plan your reading workflow

Requirements

• Basic Reading Skills

This course is for

• Anyone who wants to become a more effective reader for school or work

How much does the Improve Your Reading Skills Through Mindfulness course cost? Is it worth it?

The course costs $15.99. And currently there is a 20% discount on the original price of the course, which was $19.99. So you save $4 if you enroll the course now.

The average price is $16.5 of 31 Reading Instruction courses. So this course is 3% cheaper than the average Reading Instruction course on Udemy.

Does the Improve Your Reading Skills Through Mindfulness course have a money back guarantee or refund policy?

YES, Improve Your Reading Skills Through Mindfulness has a 30-day money back guarantee. The 30-day refund policy is designed to allow students to study without risk.

Are there any SCHOLARSHIPS for this course?

Currently we could not find a scholarship for the Improve Your Reading Skills Through Mindfulness course, but there is a $4 discount from the original price ($19.99). So the current price is just $15.99.

Who is the instructor? Is Marcy Sproull a SCAM or a TRUSTED instructor?

Marcy Sproull has created 9 courses that got 104 reviews which are generally positive. Marcy Sproull has taught 3,680 students and received a 4.3 average review out of 104 reviews. Depending on the information available, Marcy Sproull is a TRUSTED instructor.

More info about the instructor,

Marcy Sproull

Acupuncturist, Reading Specialist and Teacher

Marcy is an acupuncturist, reading specialist, and has been teaching for over fifteen years. Her experience includes teaching children in special education, adults with disabilities programs, and college reading classes.
She especially enjoys helping students prepare for college level reading, and teaches phonics for adults. As a literacy specialist, she works with parents and families to implement reading programs and helps parents teach their children reading skills at home.
Marcy has been an acupuncturist for over 17 years, and has worked in several treatment facilities, hospice agencies, and private practice. She created the Calm Kids Acupressure program to treat children with anxiety and learning issues, and teaches the technique to parents and integrates mindfulness techniques and strategies into her reading instruction as well.

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