The Kangaroo Method

How to Unlock Your Verbal Intelligence & Become the Person You Most Want to Be

By: Donald Russell Woodruff

Narrated by: Donald Russell Woodruff

Length: 1 hr and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

Learning is the pathway to becoming the person you most want to be. Using simple steps and personal stories, the author reveals the way to unlock and raise verbal intelligence. Discover how to read and learn in high definition and find out how to become truly competent in your chosen field.

Donald Russell Woodruff has taught learning strategy courses in over 25 colleges across the United States. His techniques have been presented to the staff of NASA headquarters and have been shared around the world on Voice of America television. His book will allow you to gain a fresh start on your academic and career goals by providing easy-to-use techniques combined with powerful insights.

From chapter one:

From the results of surveys of more than 10,000 back-to-college and professional adults from around the country, I am convinced that The Kangaroo Method will unlock your verbal intelligence and give you the intellectual boost you have long been seeking. Imagine capturing how-to information, studying for an exam, or reading a challenging book in high definition. The insights and techniques I share here are those I hope you will put into your own words and share with your children.

“I have seen Donald Russell Woodruff in action, and he has mastered the art and science of learning. He is sharing his playbook for those who want to learn this vital skill. If you are going back to school or know someone who is, this should be the first book you pick up.” (Major Alvi Azad, psychiatrist and clinical fellow at Yale University)

"Delineating several common barriers to learning and offering ways in which to overcome these educational obstacles, Woodruff summarizes and simplifies the learning process. The Kangaroo Method embodies a truth about education (and ourselves), which, if applied, has the power to unlock our verbal intelligence and even increase our IQ." (Christopher Ackerman, IP Book Reviewers)

©2011 Donald Russell Woodruff (P)2021 Donald Russell Woodruff

Exceptional Evaluation of the Learning Process

Donald has refined, perfected, and augmented the learning process. Bravo!! Thanks Donald. We could all incorporate his training.

A most enlightening and interesting read!

I can wholeheartedly recommend this amazing little book to anyone who’d like to increase their understanding/comprehension of language (both, written and spoken). I believe these foundational concepts need to be learned and emphasized in early years of education (but better late than never!).
The Kangaroo Method is profoundly simple, and simply profound!

An impactful and helpful read!

I am currently a masters student, and reading the kangaroo method has improved my studying habits immensely. The tips offered in the book helped me improve my reading comprehension with the intense level of material I’m studying. The kangaroo method helped me understand things like why I find myself reading a page, but not remembering any of the lines I just read. The author then tells you how to correct this, and since applying it I rarely blank out while I’m reading. The way the author explains it is in simple terms, and the instructions he gives on how to correct it are easy to do. I now recommend this book to my peers to help them improve their reading skills. It is a short read that offers so much impactful insight and helpful tools to bring to one’s everyday life.