- RSVP forces readers to pay attention to all parts of a text because they cannot skim or skip parts easily when only small chunks of texts are presented each time 
- Research has found that RSVP increases recall compared to showing the whole passage at once
- Presenting words in the same place reduces eye movements and the amount of time readers have to spend locating and anticipating where to read 
- RSVP can alter how a reader processes and analyzes the information presented based on how many words are shown at once. 
- Breaking up sentences into single words can interfere with making connections and inferences 
- Manually separating sentences into meaningful chunks reduces the amount of time readers need to take to establish connections between words and sentences

RSVP: A task, reading aid, and research tool - RSVP Benefits

Single-word, stationary
- Presenting one word at once helps people understand more during a fixed duration 
- Allows readers to read at a faster rate without compromising recall
- Inconsistent findings for texts longer than a paragraph
- Comprehension is similar to skimming through large chunks of text

Changing unit size presented, stationary 
- Varying the size of texts presented based on words, clauses, sentences
- Recall for each text size depends on reading speed
- Clauses or sentences are more effective for recall when reading slower
- Single words more effective for recall under a faster reading speed 
- Dividing texts up based on clauses/sentences increased comprehension, especially regarding large ideas 

RSVP: A task, reading aid, and research tool - literature review

- Advantages of RSVP
- Discussion of RSVP research and literature

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

- "A task, reading aid, and research tool"
- "Factors influencing readability of rapidly presented text segments"
- "Effects of presentation complexity on rapid-sequential reading"
- "Facilitating text memory with additional processing opportunities in rapid sequential reading"
- "Conceptual processing of text during skimming and rapid sequential reading"

Literature on the Effects of RSVP on Recall and Reading Comprehension 

Young, S. R. (1984). RSVP: A task, reading aid, and research tool. Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers, 16(2), 121-124. https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/BF03202369

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