I’m a slow reader. Always have been. When I read, I say every word aloud in my mind. I’ve been reading online that this “subvocalization” actually slows reading WAY down and doesn’t help with reading comprehension (once you know how to read). Is this true, and if so, how can I read without subvocalization? I’d like to become a better reader that can read books in weeks, not months. Thanks for any help!
I don’t think this will help you, but I’ve found that if I just push myself to keep reading eventually the inner monologue goes away and I just start to absorb the words. Everyone is different however.
Yep, same. I’m a massive overthinker lol so when I start a reading session it takes me a couple of pages to properly get into it - but after that my mind just switches off and I’m absorbed. Helps if it’s engaging and well written of course!
When I read for fun I love the voices in my head. If I need to read fast I learned to make the voices mumble. Intentionally them say important words and then move to block reading. You read things as a picture. I think of it as how you look at a whole painting as one thing not a series of lines. I’ve been able to do the same with blocks of