AceReader by Stepware, Inc. will help you improve your reading speed both on-screen and off-screen. It focuses on breaking two slow reading habits: subvocalization (silently pronouncing each word as you read) and re–reading (accidentally reading the same line twice). Ace Reader is a great program for children and adults with 13 reading levels and over 200 included texts. It is available for both PCs and Macs, and is very easy to install.
With a simple interface, competitive price, and a variety of valuable features available, AceReader is considered one of the best speed reading softwares on the market today. The program offers more than just a quick tutorial. It also offers the tools to develop your skill and ways of measuring improvement. AceReader allows you to pick what tests and functions you’d like to perform. The choices are:
• Comprehension Tests and Reports (a series of tests to measure your reading speed and comprehension).
• Drills (AceReader flashes one word after another on the screen, gradually speeding up the display).
• Eye-Span Game (trains to refocus and reposition your eyes quickly).
• Eye-Span Comprehension Game (the objective is to improve comprehension while quickly scanning text).
• Flash Card Game (You are presented with a phrase for a fraction of a second, then with a question asking you about it).
• Tachistoscope Flash and Recall Game (another of the flash-card variety, only you’re tested on memory recall of what’s flashed).
• Search / Scan Game (You are presented with a list or a paragraph of text, and a word you must find.)
In addition, customer service is excellent. For any questions you can contact Stepware Inc. by phone or email and they will reply within 24 hours.
As the Speed Reading Training Coordinator for Certified Learning Centers, I have not only evaluated the AceReader Pro software, but I have heard back from students and Instructors alike that the program is a hit! It is easy to use, reinforces all the techniques we teach in class, it is a lot of fun, and it is by far the most comprehensive reading program available. I would recommend it to anyone wanting to improve their reading.
I am really enjoying my “Ace reader Pro. I have increased my reading from 175 WPM at 100% comprehendion to 425 at 65% comprehendion or when I slow down to 325 WPM my comprehendion is 85%. I have been able to complete my school homework in 2 and a half hours. Where as before the same material would have taken me a week. I am happy the I discovered Ace reader.
I purchased Ace Reader for my daughter, who was finding it difficult to keep pace with the other students in her class. I tried a variety of methods to help her, but it was a constant battle to get her to do the readings. Thankfully, we discovered Ace Reader, which has improved her reading rate along with her comprehension. When I needed assistance with the Ace Reader progam, I was pleasantly surprised to recieve outstanding customer service. I would recommend this program to anyone.
This Company is the greatest! They are not there just to take your money. They spend time with you, the buyer, in making certain that their program works well for you. I have been using Ace Reader for many years. Not only will this program get you to where you want to be with your reading speed and comprehension, it will keep you there. All you have to do is work with the program fifteen minutes a day.
This is coming from a user of this software for 2 years. I had been a very slow reader since childhood and always used to wonder what I can do to rectify this. It was really a pain to me. Trust me! I tried everything – from download.com and all several places to look for software that will change my weakness. Even downloaded several speed reading softwares. Unfortunately I would never get the help nor the improvement I needed from those ones. But when I tried Ace Reader my search for a life helping software ended and my life changed. Initially I thought this is just like the some other software in the market with no special appeal to it. But I was wrong. Not only Ace Reader gave an endless ways to practicing and enhancing my reading speed, but also it was designed it such a way I would never get tired of it. Every time if I get comfortable reading via Ace Reader at a higher speed for a while, I increase the speed even higher. Now I am a very fast reader and I Can’t believes it.
Further Ace Reader’s customer service is very satisfying and when I contacted them after 2 years to say that my PC is not working anymore but I need the software, they gave a free replacement even when I was out of the replacement time period. Totally awesome customer service and they know how to keep the customers happy.
Mind and Body goes hand in hand and if you want to look physically sexy and tough, you have to be dedicated towards your body and exercise daily. Same goes with the mind. If you exercise your mind with dedication, the mind will grow more sexy and fit. That’s what happened with me.
Thank You Ace Reader for changing my life and my mind.
I bought Acereader Pro a long time ago. It seems like I have owned it forever.
I have trouble reading articles on my laptop screen and the large numbers of floaters in my eyes make a white background hard to cope with. I had been using The Reader mostly to load and read internet articles in large yellow type with a black background.
Somehow I messed up a setting and got stuck in “play” mode and couldn’t see how to fix the problem. I decided to write the Acereader website. In an era where everybody is trying to limit or get out of supporting their products, I expected to either
1) get ignored
2) get told that I shouldn’t expect free support for a very old version of a program or
3) be told that I needed to pay for a Windows 7 update.
Instead, I got an email back from them in less than an hour. He made a few suggestions. Amazingly, he also gave me a phone number and said that if I called he would walk me through solving the problem or I could email him my phone number and he would call me and solve the problem.
HE TOTALLY BLEW MY MIND! Unbelievable that I received that kind of support for an older version of the software. This is the way the world should work.
H’mmm. It is a pity that I am limited to only five stars
John Fritz
Increasing my reading speed and comprehension, as a former teacher, was important to assure the professional confidence that I was up to date and on the cutting edge of the best practices based on pedagogical research.
Now that I am retired from teaching, I have more time to spend reading for leisure and to venture into new territory . . . Continually feeding my mind and making new goals is a lifelong endeavor.
With today’s busy lifestyle, It has been far too easy to fall back into slow reading, from time to time, wasting valuable time by vocalizing everything . . . When that happens it is reassuring to know that just a few freshener sessions with Ace Reader gets me immediately back on track . . . Getting better and improving every day!
I’ve happily been using Ace Reader for over eight years and just upgraded to version 7 Pro Deluxe for my laptop. I know it works and I am newly motivated by all the new features.
Ace Reader Pro is a wonderful program. I have used it since 2003, and in addition, the company is very well run and generous, with excellent customer support.
I have not seen any other speed reading software that is comparable.
I’ve been a user of AceReader for ten years. I couldn’t be happier with the product and consider it my number one, time saving, application. I have to read countless emails and pieces of documentation in my job and AceReader helps makes it managable. I also enjoy reading news editorials on the web, without AceReader I wouldn’t be able to read a fraction of them. I just set AceReader to 300 wpm, set up some punctuation delays in the options and hit the ‘play’ button. It’s like watching a word movie.
My wife and I started using AceReader Pro Deluxe back in 2002. We were so immediately impressed with its potential that we purchased a couple of copies for some family members. In a short time after using AceReader, our reading speeds had easily doubled and our reading comprehension had improved as well.
AceReader Pro has helped me overcome the two common problems that slow most people down, “subvocalization” and “regression”.
We have kept our AceReader current throughout the past nine years. We now have AceReader Pro Deluxe 7, the most recent version. It’s loaded with many new features.
The customer service is EXCELLENT! We’ve tried many speed reading programs over the years. AceReader is really the best and has no competition. But as great as AceReader is, it’s the wonderful customer service that keeps us coming back!
One word… WOW!!! I have a learning disable all my life and would struggle to read just one page but with AceReader Pro on my side it totally changed my life! This product is a must have! This is no BS for those thinking these comments are for more sales…
Hi My name’s Emanuel and I’m from San Antonio, Texas. I Just wanted to say that I have had nothing but good results with AceReader Pro. I had purchased the program a year ago and worked about half way through course mode and quit due to a busy schedule. Well, I dusted it off and recently started again with an average of 240 wpm. I am half way through course mode again and am currently reading 425 wpm at 75% comprehension in about 3 days of practice. I’m just at the tip of the AceReader iceberg and I’m definitely seeing an improvement in reading speed and comprehension. Now I’m kicking myself for stopping the course the first time around.
Anyway,I started using the program again, I had a question concerning the flash card exercise game in Menu Mode. I called the AceReader Support Phone # and since it was during off hours I was expecting a machine to ask me to record a message so they could get back to me tomorrow. Well, after I went through the quick one step phone routing system (which took about 7 seconds) the phone rang once and a real live person was on the other end. He took the time to answer my questions and gave me a few pointers about the software and what it is capable of. I was really impressed that I got through to a real person so easy and that he was able to answer all my questions. It was a treat to talk with him and he really made the experience pleasant. I give Stepware and AceReader Pro a 10 out of 10. Good Job guys! Keep up the good work.
Ace Reader is brilliant. I love it. After receiving recent and continued great support during the past 10 years, I feel compelled to share my experience. I started using Ace Reader in the late 1990’s to improve my reading. As a technical officer reading at times is big part of my job, I did all the regular things that slow you down, vocalizing, backtracking with eyes, etc.
I worked with Ace Reader to the point where I am now using the Expert Mode to read at speeds higher than 1000 words a minute. I can’t read everything at that speed, but I often do which is amazing. In particular I like being able to load document or text from the internet straight into the program.
Ace Reader helps me with my reading while in front of the computer, but it also has increased my reading speed off the computer. It’s a great program. Even though I have been already using it for many years, I wish I had found it even earlier!
I’ve been homeschooling for 15 years. My two older children used this program in middle & high school.
I absolutely love this Ace Reader Pro Deluxe! As a homeschooling mom, I tend to look for things that will improve my children’s education in an efficient & cost effective manner; programs that I can supplement their base subject’s with that they can work on independently. Reading is the foundation for everything they do. It is extremely important. When I found this program, I was very excited. I felt it would meet all of my requirements & it did not disappoint! I have yet to see anything else like it on the market. My two oldest girls are now in college & both excelling. I feel this program was so beneficial that I am now implementing it with my 7th grader & will also use it with my youngest when she gets a little older.
In addition to such a great program, the customer service is also fantastic! I bought this program several years ago and when I contacted customer service recently, they responded very quickly & answered all of my questions. What more can you ask for – A fantastic product with equally fantastic customer service at an affordable price!