Silent reading

Not to be confused with Sustained silent reading.

Silent reading is reading done silently, or without speaking the words being read.[1]

Before the reintroduction of separated text (spaces between words) in the Late Middle Ages, the ability to read silently may have been considered rather remarkable, though some scholars object to this idea.[2][3][4]

In contrast, reading aloud activates many more parts of the brain due to the dual-route of feedback when pronouncing and reading.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ Lynch, Matthew (2022-06-06). "Silent Reading: Everything You Need to Know". The Edvocate. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  2. ^ "The Silent Readers". Alberto Manguel, Chapter 2 of A History of Reading (New York; Viking, 1996). Retrieved 2013-06-20.
  3. ^ "How to Read Medieval Handwriting (Paleography)". chaucer.fas.harvard.edu.
  4. ^ "James Fenton, Read my lips". The Guardian. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
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