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Reading aloud helps with comprehension. I sometimes read aloud myself, I think its good to speak a few thousand extra words everyday...words you might not usual

Reading aloud helps with comprehension. I sometimes read aloud myself, I think its good to speak a few thousand extra words everyday...words you might not usually say if you're reading a classic novel. Plus I usually take a long hot bath after workouts to help with recovery. So a good time to read while soaking in bubbles. Can recommend.

thebiss 2y ago
Do teachers and parents now actively encourage students to read aloud? I'd love to see a study showing this helps. When I did this in middle school I was repeated told to stop, and that doing so or talking myself through math problems were "signs of mental illness," and I needed to keep it in my head. I hated that it made it easier.
MrMcCall 2y ago
I witnessed the most extraordinary use of this in the one year my wife's son lived with us during his pre-med coursework in undergrad. He would read aloud to himself (in a quiet voice). He explained that it was his way of keeping himself concentrated, because (in his description) he was reading, speaking, and listening all at the same time, and that that combo overloaded his attention and kept him focused. He went from graduating towards the top here in our middling uni, to being accepted into Johns Hopkins (but choosing to remain local), and then getting his first-choice residency. He is now an accomplished specialist doctor. Three notes: 1) He never drank alcohol in his life. It was a distinct advantage, especially in undergrad. 2) He said that he would not let himself be a patient to over 85% or 90% of the doctors that graduated with him from med school. 3) He had a grand total of FOUR HOURS of nutrition education in med school. I think that's insane, but the system is really about pills and procedures.
- dukeofdoom 2y ago
  Congratulations to your son, that's quite an accomplishment.
  - MrMcCall 2y ago
    It's my wife's son, and it is truly extraordinary. I played but a miniscule role.
- GJim 2y ago
  > He never drank alcohol in his life. It was a distinct advantage, especially in undergrad. Social death in Blighty. Our kid spent three years getting rat-arsed in the SU bar (like everyone else) and graduated with a Geoff Hurst in Physics. Just like his mum and dad did.
- ericmcer 2y ago
  "He said that he would not let himself be a patient to over 85% or 90% of the doctors" This definitely resonates, for every health condition the final recommendation is always "consult with a doctor", but if you get multiple opinions doctors will usually contradict each other, and most doctors have mixed opinions about their peers. Makes it hard to just do whatever a doctor tells you and feel you are making the right choice.
layer8 2y ago
For some reason, when I read aloud, I have a hard time concentrating on the content. It’s like reading aloud and comprehension are two different tasks that I need to multi-task.
- giuscri 2y ago
  that’s fascinating. i don’t know if it’s the opposite to me but reading aloud can definitely help me focus. but there’s a stigma around that: smart people just “process”.

thebiss 2y ago

Do teachers and parents now actively encourage students to read aloud? I'd love to see a study showing this helps. When I did this in middle school I was repeated told to stop, and that doing so or talking myself through math problems were "signs of mental illness," and I needed to keep it in my head. I hated that it made it easier.

MrMcCall 2y ago

I witnessed the most extraordinary use of this in the one year my wife's son lived with us during his pre-med coursework in undergrad. He would read aloud to himself (in a quiet voice). He explained that it was his way of keeping himself concentrated, because (in his description) he was reading, speaking, and listening all at the same time, and that that combo overloaded his attention and kept him focused. He went from graduating towards the top here in our middling uni, to being accepted into Johns Hopkins (but choosing to remain local), and then getting his first-choice residency. He is now an accomplished specialist doctor. Three notes: 1) He never drank alcohol in his life. It was a distinct advantage, especially in undergrad. 2) He said that he would not let himself be a patient to over 85% or 90% of the doctors that graduated with him from med school. 3) He had a grand total of FOUR HOURS of nutrition education in med school. I think that's insane, but the system is really about pills and procedures.

dukeofdoom 2y ago
Congratulations to your son, that's quite an accomplishment.
- MrMcCall 2y ago
  It's my wife's son, and it is truly extraordinary. I played but a miniscule role.
GJim 2y ago
> He never drank alcohol in his life. It was a distinct advantage, especially in undergrad. Social death in Blighty. Our kid spent three years getting rat-arsed in the SU bar (like everyone else) and graduated with a Geoff Hurst in Physics. Just like his mum and dad did.
ericmcer 2y ago
"He said that he would not let himself be a patient to over 85% or 90% of the doctors" This definitely resonates, for every health condition the final recommendation is always "consult with a doctor", but if you get multiple opinions doctors will usually contradict each other, and most doctors have mixed opinions about their peers. Makes it hard to just do whatever a doctor tells you and feel you are making the right choice.

layer8 2y ago

For some reason, when I read aloud, I have a hard time concentrating on the content. It’s like reading aloud and comprehension are two different tasks that I need to multi-task.

giuscri 2y ago
that’s fascinating. i don’t know if it’s the opposite to me but reading aloud can definitely help me focus. but there’s a stigma around that: smart people just “process”.