For this learning challenge, I read out loud! Reading in this way is definitely different. I'm sure most of us are not used to it. It sort of adds a whole other step to reading in that your brain has to process what was said, find its meaning, and spit it out through your mouth. All this extra cognitive work causes my reading speed to slow down, as I'm sure it would for almost anyone else as well. Despite this, I suppose an advantage to reading out loud would be the ability to hear yourself and engage more parts of your mind, which may ultimately help with understanding and retaining the material. An obvious disadvantage, as I said earlier, is the speed decrease. I don't think reading casual pieces of text out loud would benefit you much; you'd have to use it on a case-by-case basis. However, I can see the value in it if you're critiquing work or trying to catch grammatical errors, as we do in this class. Nine times out of ten, I'll still be sticking to the quicker way of reading. :P
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It was interesting to read about your take on reading out loud. I personally find reading out loud very helpful in catching grammatical errors, and even just for comprehending things better when I am really tired. I think it can be fun sometimes too, for example, reading out loud to your loved ones. I have many younger siblings and I enjoy reading to them. I am also studying a foreign language and it is very fun to read things out loud in order to practice pronunciation.
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