2 things: 1) With the overload of information, we've adapted to skim not only sentences but skip over entire sections of content because we instantly perceive

2 things: 1) With the overload of information, we've adapted to skim not only sentences but skip over entire sections of content because we instantly perceive them as not having valuable information. Factoring this in, I would think our reading speeds are over 1000 wpm. I got the gist of the page by skimming the first 2 paragraphs and skipping the rest as it was extraneous. 2) limiting it to 1 word at a time is counter to how most speed reading programs teach to extend the width of how many words you can read simultaneously. Some people can grok the meaning of an entire line of text without (or minimal) saccading. Their eyes just go straight down the middle of the page. It would be nice if the app helped "train" you to be able to increase your reading width without loss of comprehension. I might actually use it then.