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Hi all. Will have to check this out; thanks for sharing, Mike. I would be interested to see how effective this is for those who use the steady eye technique for reading. For those that don’t know this, it’s a technique used by those (like me) who have little or no central vision. Once you know the best position for your eye to be in, you hold your eye steady in place and then pass the text in front of it; pretty much the opposite of how the majority of us read. The Macular Society had an app commissioned to help people develop this technique (MD_evReader on iOS) where the text scrolls in from a user-defined position. You could also change the focal point, scroll rate and font. It would be interesting to compare this with the app mentioned below. Roll on the iOS version! Best wishes, Matt From: A discussion list for Assistive Technology professionals. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sal Cooke Sent: 10 March 2014 20:35 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Interesting article in today's Sun - App Helps You Read Four Times As Fast I too have just looked at it on Twitter too Sal Cooke From: A discussion list for Assistive Technology professionals. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Michael Parry Sent: 10 March 2014 17:06 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Interesting article in today's Sun - App Helps You Read Four Times As Fast Obviously, I only ever read the Guardian or the Times Higher Educational Supplement normally, but it was lying next to me on the train... and er..ahem.. But it is interesting. The app displays text one word at a time, in the centre of the screen, with the middle letter of the word in red to maintain the user's focus. The user can increase the frequency at which the words are displayed. According to the 'Sun Man', he was quickly able to read at 600 words per minute. The app's creators claim that speeds of up to 1200 words per minute are possible. At each stage, the user did a quiz to test his recall to make sure that he had actually taken it all in. The interesting thing is that journalist Matt Quinton says that he stopped 'hearing' the words in his head as he read. They were processed without being sounded. This is thought to be the key to the technique. The Spritz app is available for android platforms at the moment, but they are planning to release versions for other platforms. -- Regards Mike Parry Study Needs Assessor apologies for cross posting: aasistech and ASASA This e-mail along with any attachment(s) is strictly confidential and may contain privileged information. It is intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient, please do not disclose, store, copy, take any action or omit to take any action in reliance of its contents: to do so is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. 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