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# Slider Game Guide: Hide Less, Recall More

Use Slider to dial down visibility—hide letters, fade words, and test recall without guessing.

Game Guide4 min

Slider is the **visibility dial** for your passage. Move the word and letter sliders to hide text just enough that you can still say every line. Use **Progression** mode when you want arrow-key reveals in text order, or **Fade** mode when you want quick tap-to-peek checks before you graduate to Type It.

## Quick start (2 minutes)

1.  Open your Memorization and choose **Slider**.
2.  Choose **Progression** for a structured pass or **Fade** for temporary blank reveals. Start with both sliders near the max so only a few words disappear.
3.  Say the passage aloud while glancing only when needed. In Progression, use the arrow keys to reveal or hide blanks in order. In Fade, tap a blank to peek briefly.

## Tune the sliders with intent

-   **Game mode:** Progression reveals blanks chronologically with arrow keys and keeps tapped blanks visible. Fade lets tapped blanks show briefly, then disappear again.
-   **Word slider:** Controls how many whole words vanish. Start at 4–5 to keep context, then drop toward 2–3 once you can say a sentence cleanly.
-   **Letter slider:** Hides the inside of each visible word. Lower it to 2–3 to force spelling recall on names, dates, and tricky phrasing.
-   **Keyboard control:** In Progression mode, click or drag a slider to set difficulty, then use arrow keys for blank reveals. If you tab directly onto a slider, arrow keys adjust that slider for accessibility.
-   **Randomize:** Shifts which words disappear so you do not memorize fixed gaps. Use it every other pass once the section feels easy.
-   **Reveal:** Tap when you need a quick check. It flashes the full text, then hides it again so you stay in recall mode.

## A three-pass Slider routine

1.  **Map it:** Set both sliders high (4–5). Read the chunk, then say it once without looking.
2.  **Hide for meaning:** Drop the **word slider** by one. Speak the chunk aloud; if a word is shaky, nudge the **letter slider** up for that line only, then return it. Hit **Randomize** and repeat once.
3.  **Sharpen details:** Lower **letters** to 2 and **words** to 2. Run the section twice. Finish with a **Reveal** check, then recite without the app.

## When to use Reveal vs Randomize

-   **Use Reveal** if you stall on a single clause or name; glimpse it, then say the full sentence from memory.
-   **Use Randomize** after a clean run to make sure you know every position, not just the original hiding pattern.

## Pair Slider with other games

-   New passage: **Tap To Reveal** to understand → **Slider** to trim support → **Fill in the Blanks** to solidify → **Type It** for full proof.
-   Speech pacing: **Slider** until you can speak smoothly, then one **Tap to Reveal** reverse pass to lock the ending.
-   Order testing: After **Sentence Scramble**, play **Slider** with more words hidden to practice fluent transitions.

## Troubleshooting

-   **Feel lost when multiple words vanish?** Raise the word slider one notch and drop letters instead.
-   **Names or numbers keep slipping?** Set letters to 2, say the line three times, then run **Randomize** so the gap moves.
-   **Recalls sound monotone?** Read one clean pass with both sliders high, then immediately do a low-visibility run while speaking with cadence.
-   **Plateaued at the same settings?** Lower one slider by a single notch and shorten the chunk to 1–2 sentences until it feels smooth again.

Slider is the bridge between recognizing the text and owning it. Keep nudging visibility down, randomize gaps, and you will know exactly how ready you are before you ever type.

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