Sprint Reader

If you enjoy reading on a regular basis, you might be aware that you are internally sub-vocalizing words, and this slows you down considerably.

There are methods that can help you get rid of this habit, and Sprint Reader aims to help you achieve this.

Before getting to enjoy the functions of this tool, you first need to download and install it from Chrome Web Store, then activate the extension.

Next, you only need to browse to a website you frequently read, select the text you are interested in, then open the right-click menu and choose the dedicated option.

Once you marked the text, Sprint Reader opens a dedicated window where each word is shown in a fixed focal position. Not only can you pause the reading process or load clipboard text, you can also modify the duration of each slide by adjusting the word-per-minute (WPM) setting.

Basically, since you do not linger on each word any more, you have no more time to sub-vocalize, so your overall speed will gradually improve.

If the current speed is too high for you, you can create the configuration that works best by altering some of the default values. For example, you can change the font type and size, as well as color scheme, words per minute and words per slide.

You can switch to right-to-left reading or you can activate automatic text orientation. You can also experiment with the delays Sprint Reader should make after a comma, after a period, or after a paragraph.

To sum things up, Sprint Reader can come in handy when you want to increase your reading speed so you an absorb even more knowledge.