Improve your reading speed and the readability of text
Functionality
Sprint Reader is a trainer for speed reading. It is a pop out window in your web browser which displays text on screen as individual words. You control the speed at which the words change. This allows you to develop your reading speed, up to 1800 words a minute. The software can be particularly useful for people with Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) such as dyslexia. If you find that paragraphs of text get muddled and you jump between lines, Sprint Reader can improve the readability of text by allowing you to focus on one word at a time. See a demo on the Sprint Reader website.Tips for using this tool at Kent
- Sprint Reader is a web app available as an extension (app) for the Google Chrome Browser.
- Rather than requiring it to be installed on a computer, you can access it by using the Google Chrome web browser on any computer and sign in to your Google account.
- Even though Sprint Reader is open source, it is best to be aware of GDPR concerns. Therefore, it is recommended not to use it with sensitive data.
Help & how to get started
- Search 'Sprint Reader' on the Chrome webstore
- Select text to be read and send to Sprint Reader:
- Highlight text in the browser
- Right click and select "Sprint read selected text".
- Alternatively, enter text from other sources (such as PDF documents) by adding these to the clipboard and paste to Sprint Reader:
- Highlight the desired text
- Add to clipboard (Cmd+ C or Ctrl + C) in Chrome browser open the Sprint Reader window (Ctrl + Shift + Z)
- Load in the clipboard content (click C).
Cost
None
Terms of use, copyright and licensing
- Open source. This means that you can contact the developers with ideas to improve functionality, report bugs and even edit the source code.
- When adding the extension, you will be prompted to accept the permissions it requires: "It can: Read and change all your data on the websites that you visit".