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Welcome to the Sprint Reader Developer Wiki!

Sprint Reader is an easy to use (Google Chrome) speed reading extension.

Simply select text on a webpage, right-click and select Sprint read selected text from the menu. This will launch the reader window, the selected text is displayed word-by-word in a fixed focal position. The duration of each slide is calculated based upon a word-per-minute (WPM) setting.

This method of reading is known as Rapid Serial Visual Presentation or RSVP for short. Studies have shown the habit of internally "sounding out" (sub-vocalising) words is a limiting factor which prevents faster reading speeds from being obtained. RSVP eliminates the "sounding out" of words as individual words are not displayed long enough for sub-vocalisation to occur.

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This wiki is the main source of documentation for developers working with (or contributing to) the Sprint Reader project. If this is your first time hearing about Sprint Reader, we recommend starting with Sprint Reader in the Google Chrome store.