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Free Speed Reading App
Free Speed Reading App

Unfortunately students don’t like reading. And what is even worse, they hate re-reading. It is next to impossible to make them re-read an article . They will complain, they will pretend or they will go to the toilet, but the majority won’t read the text again.

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Speed Reading – Mobile phone app
Speed Reading – Mobile phone app

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Recently I published a post on Speed Reading. The post contains a game which you can play on your computer. However, most of my students have a smart phone but no internet connection. Therefore, it is much more effective to make a mobile phone app. Students just download it and use it all the time.

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That is why I tested the speed reading game and published it as a mobile phone app. The application is free and there are no adverts inside. You can download it here .

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Speed Reading App – Instructions

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Click the Play button and choose the level you want to read. Click the level and then click Play button again. You will see a text.

Read the text as quickly as possible and then click the FINISH button.

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Read the statements (you do not have to hurry now), and decide whether the statements are true or false.

Your score is the number of words you can read per minute. Be careful, the speed goes down if you make mistakes in the comprehension questions.

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Speed Reading App – Reset

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If you want to reset the levels, it is enough to click the Setting Button at the top of the screen.

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Then click the Lock on the right side of the screen. By clicking the icon you  can start from Level 1 and all your scores and Trophies will be set to 0.

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