Study Skills: Reading with Comprehension and SpeedThomas L. ChristianCOL100American Public University SystemFloyd K. MaertensSince the dawn of man, we have become a society that has thrived on the existence of knowledge. Individuals are told that knowledge is power and power can lead to a very comfortable life on this earth. However, some people in this world have difficulty acquiring this knowledge due to their inability to understand what they read even if they know how to read. They can read a book, but when they take a comprehension test, the test results show little inability to process the information presented on the topic. The purpose of this article is to enlighten the reader with a slight understanding of how the brain understands and how to strengthen this understanding with practical exercises. To understand the ability to read with comprehension, you need to understand how the brain works. Researchers at Northwestern University have created a new way to observe reading comprehension in the brain and also discovered a...