Abstract: Speed reading and reading comprehension capabilities are provided on an electronic device for one or more users. A method involves accessing reading material including text on the electronic device, accessing a graphical user interface to present the reading material, determining a number of lines of text to present within a windowed area within the graphical user interface, and presenting the reading material in the graphical user interface. An area in the graphical user interface that is located outside of the windowed area is grayed, shaded or partially obscured, and the text is presented both within the windowed area and outside of the windowed area. Statistics can be presented for at least assessing a reading rate of the user, comparing two or more reading rates of the user over different time intervals, or comparing a reading rate of the user with a reading rate of another user.