What makes a good reader?
Nedra Newkirk Lamar writes: "There are, in my opinion, just three indispensibles to good reading:
- Audible voice
- Intelligible diction
- The meaning, The meaning, The meaning
How are you taught?
Analytical Reading instructors teach by the Socratic method. Questions from the teacher draw out answers from the students. The focus is on helping students analyze the passages for themselves.
Students learn to apply the pertinent principle and then decide for themselves how to read the passage. The question and answer technique is used in a conscientious effort to avoid influencing the pupil's thinking and to guard against imitating the teacher.
Teaching is done in classes or individually, in person or by telephone, which many find convenient.
What will you learn?
- How to apply the logical priciples of emphasis and phrasing to uncover the writer's meaning
- How to bring out the writer's meaning and avoid personal misinterpretation
- How to better understand difficult passages in the Bible and other writings
- How to speak naturally when reading poetry, Bible verses, song lyrics or hymns
- How to avoid monotonous or overly dramatic reading
- How to make the written word come to life
Audio Samples
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Example 1
Audio Example 1 - Flash Required
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Example 2
Audio Example 2 - Flash Required
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Example 3
Audio Example 3 - Flash Required
About The Institute
Author and scholar, Nedra Newkirk Lamar recorded her unique approach to oral reading in her book How To Speak the Written Word, first published in 1949. In 1967 she held her 1st teacher's training class and in 1976 she established The Institute of Analytical Reading.