Instead, reading takes the time it does due to language processing, which is where our brains turn strings of letters into words and a series of words into meaning. These sight words often appear at a higher frequency in texts at all reading levels.Įither way, what makes reading “slow” is not due to an inability to quickly perceive the words themselves – which is what Bionic Reading claims to fix. Perhaps it’s a reference to sight words: When someone learns how to read, they normally have many words that they can make sense of via simple recognition, rather than by breaking down the word into individual syllables or sounds. The company website’s assertion that the “brain reads faster than the eye” is also deeply flawed. The Conversation reached out to Bionic Reading for more clarity and to better understand its methodology. Was it reading time? Comprehension? Enjoyment? Casutt does not tell readers what the “positive effect” refers to. A sample size of 12 is extraordinary small, and it is highly unlikely it would make it past an editor’s desk for peer review at a reputable journal. These tests do not adhere to standard scientific practices. From there, Casutt said Bionic Reading had a positive effect for most participants, but that others found it “disturbing”. He then goes on to write that “the results are unclear”. He adds that it was not explicitly tested on people with dyslexia. On the Bionic Reading website, the inventor, a typographer named Renato Casutt, explains that Bionic Reading was tested independently using 12 participants. But as an educational psychologist who researches reading in print and digital mediums, I think the hype is overblown – if not misleading. Testing a new plugin with the awesome API - still WIP /bmXMs7pRLf- Aaron Iker May 24, 2022Įarly adopters have raved about the app on social media – including some users with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and dyslexia. Because “your brain reads faster than your eye”, this allows users to read more quickly and efficiently. That is the claim made by the creators of Bionic Reading, an app that revises texts so that the most concise parts of the words are “highlighted”.ĭoing so, according to the makers of the app, directs the eyes to focus on the important parts of the text. What if something as simple as bolding parts of a word could make reading a breeze, improving your focus, speed and comprehension? The crackdown that followed Imran Khan’s arrest and what it means for Pakistan’s democracy.Film review: Vin Diesel's XXX: Return of Xander Cage has superb stunts and an agile Deepika Padukone.Australian PM rejects claim that Modi is a ‘bit of a tyrant’.‘Scoop’ director Hansal Mehta: ‘A story of hustle, the breaking of the human spirit’.Corazon, Angel, Donita live in Singapore as domestic workers.Assam court refuses to direct FIR against former state NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela.No dating, marriage or childbirth: Why South Korean women are done with men.A Dalit scholar’s death and Brahmin dominance at India’s premier science institute.What connects a decades-old children’s poem about fish with the serial killer in ‘Dahaad’.Watch: Sweet moment when curious orangutan knocks on the glass, asks zoo visitor to show it her baby.US: Indian-origin man charged with attempting to kill president after he rams truck near White House. Remembering the first major Carnatic music concert in the United States.
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