Why you should read this out loud
Curated from: bbc.com
Ideas, facts & insights covering these topics:
4 ideas
¡4.76K reads
4
Explore the World's Best Ideas
Join today and uncover 100+ curated journeys from 50+ topics. Unlock access to our mobile app with extensive features.
Silent Reading Vs Reading It Aloud
- The ancient art of reading out aloud has many benefits like better recall, a better understanding of complex content, and even strengthening of emotional bonds.
- In most of our literary history, reading something meant reading it aloud by default, so that one can also listen to what is being read.
- Silent reading, or reading just in our heads is now the norm, and we keep bottling the words in our heads quietly.
291
1.56K reads
The Many Effects Of Reading Out Aloud
- The Production Effect: Researchers have found that people remember words and texts better if those are read out aloud, as compared to silent reading.
- The Generation Effect: Words said aloud while giving a response to a question stand out, and are distinctive.
- The Enactment Effect: Spoken words also let us visualize, imagine and even enact certain words, strongly associating them with our memory.
290
1.19K reads
Pausing Memory Decline By Reading Aloud
Reading aloud is great for elderly people and can delay the onset of dementia and also make certain memory problems detectable at an early stage.
237
1.01K reads
Humans Read Aloud Naturally
Many of us read aloud more often than we realize. Some automatic reading aloud happens when we have to understand complex legal and academic text, or follow instructions from a manual.
Reading out brings joy, comfort and a sense of belonging among our loved ones, strengthening the emotional bonding.
226
991 reads
IDEAS CURATED BY
The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.
Nicholas J.'s ideas are part of this journey:
Learn more about problemsolving with this collection
How to set boundaries to protect your energy
How to cultivate positive energy
Why rest and recovery are important
Related collections
Similar ideas
9 ideas
29 ideas
9 ideas
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Personalized microlearning
â
100+ Learning Journeys
â
Access to 200,000+ ideas
â
Access to the mobile app
â
Unlimited idea saving
â
â
Unlimited history
â
â
Unlimited listening to ideas
â
â
Downloading & offline access
â
â
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates