Tag: reading
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Does Subvocalization Slow Down Reading?
You read silently, but the words still seem to have a voice. Sometimes that voice moves lightly with the sentence. At other times, every word feels as though it must be pronounced before you can continue. Speed-reading advice often identifies this inner voice as the main obstacle to faster reading. Remove it, the argument goes,…
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Why You Keep Rereading the Same Sentences
You reach the end of a sentence and immediately return to the beginning. Sometimes the reason is obvious. The wording was dense, a reference was unclear, or the final phrase changed the meaning of what came before. Other times, nothing seemed especially difficult. Your eyes moved across every word, but the meaning never settled. You…