So I showed him the app, right away he bumped up the speed much higher than I could follow but he took to it right away. (He has been struggling with this class all year and only squeaking out a D even quarter while his other advanced classes are A’s & B’s.) So I sit down with him and ask for him to specify the issue like is it he can’t see the words clearly or.? And sure enough he comes right out with “I keep losing my place and have to go back and find it re-read it and not remembering what I read.
Then low and behold only a week later my ADD son is complaining that he is struggling to read another “stupid” AP English assignment. (Note that I didn’t mention my discovery to my family.) Otherwise I would take a while reading through something and struggle to re read several times until it literally sunk in! Anyways I found the app to be a great help at keeping me from getting sidetracked with the other words. Yes I say sleepy because I also have Narcolepsy without cataplexia. I don’t do a lot of reading because I don’t seem to stay on track, lose my place, and then get sleepy but am an avid Audible book user because it seems to help me stay awake and on task with menial things like laundry and driving.
I only noticed it a few weeks ago because I forgot my ear buds and had to wait in jury duty selection. I’m not diagnosed with ADD but 17yr old son was only a few years ago so I have learned a lot about ADD (not hyperactive but hyper-focused).
I think the potential of this tool is only going to be realized by people that lose their place often like me😶.
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