Concepts

There are reputable courses that are based on normal academic reading theories, such as

Purpose of reading & Speed vs Comprehension

Keyword reading / Skimming

Scanning and the formatting of material

Practicing under timed conditions

Some of the explanations used to promote less reputable courses include theories from popular psychology, urban myths about the brain and pseudo science

These concepts include:

Cyclopic perception (peripheral vision for reading)

Cerebral hemisphere differences

Paraconcious processing

Visual reading

Auditory reading

Word awareness

Cognitive window

Context pool (Speed Reading Made EZ)

Subconscious Photo programming