For me, reading definitely doesn't involve any internal dialog. My eyes scan the page and the information passes directly into my consciousness. I guess that I'

For me, reading definitely doesn't involve any internal dialog. My eyes scan the page and the information passes directly into my consciousness. I guess that I'm a very fluent reader, however I don't remember any intermediate "translation" steps when I was young. I think a good illustration of this internal dialog is learning a new language. At first you (verbally) translate each word in your head into your native language. But as you gain fluency, you begin to understand the new language directly. Many decades ago I learnt Morse Code, and the process was similar. At first I mentally (and painstakingly) translated each letter. Later I translated each word. But eventually the information just flowed into my head without any intermediate steps.