I use text to speech… it absolutely is a short cut and without and doubt it improves my reading comprehension, stamina, and speed..
I can even look away from the screen and still follow along.
It has changed my life and introduced me to so much more information that I would have otherwise not attained with manual reading.
Eye scanning and mental vocalization are really tiring on my brain. Text to speech has solved both of these problems.
I think there’s something about adding a new dimension (auditory) that also helps with memorizing and comprehension. It adds more data points for my Bayesian brain to use and associate with.