| Has slow reading speed kept you from reading as | | | | a single point), and to help increase the re-fixation |
| much as you want to? Are you able to | | | | speed (the ability to reposition the eyes at a rapid |
| remember what you have read without going | | | | rate). |
| over the material again and again? If these | | | | To help the reader improve, software programs |
| questions open up concerns, then read on. | | | | usually employ two types of technology: rapid |
| In today's fast-paced information age, it is more | | | | serial visual presentation (RSVP) and |
| important than ever to be a proficient reader. | | | | tachistoscopic scroll presentation (TSP). When in |
| Everyone from high-powered executives to | | | | RSVP mode, text is displayed in the center of the |
| children just learning to read in grade school can | | | | text area. RSVP can help one reader faster than |
| benefit by improving their reading skills. | | | | normal because the eyes do not need to move. |
| Why do you want to read faster? When a | | | | The words come to the eye's focus point instead |
| person is able to increase his/her reading speed, | | | | of the eye going to the words. |
| reading becomes more like watching a movie. | | | | In TSP mode, text is displayed in a manner that |
| More material can be absorbed in a shorter | | | | forces the eyes to move just like they do in |
| amount of time. In short, improved reading speed | | | | normal reading. TSP trains a person to read in a |
| leads to more success and a better overall quality | | | | normal fashion, but at higher speeds. Both modes |
| of life. | | | | can help a person to read multiple words at a |
| Poor readers have to overcome bad habits in | | | | time. |
| order to improve reading speed. One of these is | | | | So, where do you find this miracle software? Try |
| subvocalization. This is the habit of pronouncing | | | | searching for reading improvement software, |
| the words in your mind while you read. Another | | | | reading assessment software, productivity reading |
| bad habit is re-reading or regression. This is letting | | | | tool, self-improvement educational reading tool, |
| your eyes wander back to re-read text. | | | | reading fluency software, vision training software |
| One place to go to get help is on your computer. | | | | or speed reading software. |
| Computer software has been developed and is on | | | | A good speed reading package will help you |
| the market which will help the typical reader | | | | assess your current reading speed level and |
| increase his/her reading skills. These software | | | | improve your reading speed and comprehension. |
| programs pace the reader at higher speeds, | | | | The program should be challenging but fun, making |
| making it physically impossible to subvocalize. | | | | you want to come back time and again to |
| Other software displays text by flashing word | | | | continue to improve your reading skills. Evaluate |
| sets, whereas the reader will not have a chance | | | | what you want a reading improvement software |
| to look back and re-read materials. | | | | program to do for you and give it a try. |
| Typical reading software also helps the reader | | | | Reading improvement is like training for a sport. It |
| reduce eye fixation time (which is time spent with | | | | is physical skill. So, practice, practice, practice. You |
| the eye focused on a single point), expand the | | | | will be amazed at the improvement in your |
| eye fixation zone (which is the ability to read a | | | | reading speed in a short period of time. |
| wider text width when the eyes are focused on | | | | |