But it can improve written fluency as well. So far, we’ve looked at benefits of reading out loud for verbal fluency. This may work especially well for beginners. Those who haven’t spoken much in the past can boost their confidence and reduce hesitation by listening to own voice. It can boost confidence, reduce hesitation Remember, what you practice becomes reality. Emphasis (laying stress on certain parts of a sentence), and.Intonation (the rise and fall in your voice),.You can practice following while reading out loud: It can act as a practice ground for other components of your speech Reading out loud, if done regularly, does it for you. (I’ve experienced this many times.) That’s because you haven’t pronounced them as often as, say, get or run or beautiful. You’ll feel bit odd while pronouncing them even if you know their pronunciations inside out. To give an example, try pronouncing on tenterhooks or ignominious or miscreant as part of a sentence. You’ll feel the gulf and hesitate even if you’ve listened to the pronunciation and spoken it few times. Repeated pronunciations of a new word as part of a full sentence (while reading out loud) help you cross the gulf you feel when using the word in a conversation for the first 2-3 times. The words whose pronunciation you learnt will come up in your reading-out-loud exercise sooner or later and speaking them loud is one of the best exercise to embed pronunciations in your long-term memory (here, you’re unwittingly doing spaced repetition, albeit bit randomly). Reading out loud regularly acts as a revision board for the pronunciation you’re learning. Reading out loud is one of the key exercises that improve pronunciation. That’s why mastering pronunciation in English takes effort. For example, whereas bottle and take are pronounced the way they’re written, bomb and receipt are not pronounced the way they’re written. It improves pronunciationĮnglish is a non-phonetic language, which means words in English language are not necessarily pronounced the way they’re written. His vocal cords, which are nothing but muscles, atrophied because of non-use for such long period.Įxplore eBook 2. To give an extreme example, Zeng, a Chinese man, lost his voice after not speaking for twelve years to avoid getting found for the murder he had committed. You may not realize this, but not speaking English for days together will affect – even if in small way – your ability to produce relevant sounds perfectly. Reading out loud also maintains base level of practice for your vocal cords in case you don’t get opportunity to speak on some days. You’ve to practice regularly for few months before you notice the first green shoots.) (I’ve noticed that although I’ve been reading out loud only in English, my voice even in my native language has become clearer. Your vocal organs – lips, throat, and tongue – get exercised in ways not exercised before, which makes your voice clearer. But when you read out loud from a newspaper or a book, you cover a much broader range of words. It brings clarity to your voiceīecause your vocabulary is limited, you speak a limited range of words again and again in your daily conversations. Without further ado, reading out loud will help your fluency in following ways: 1. It’s fine if you don’t understand what you’re reading. ![]() Note: While reading out loud, don’t focus on comprehension. ![]() Reading out loud will hone your fluency, but it can’t work in isolation. You’ve to speak to get better at speaking. It works for any level of fluency, but will benefit the most who are at average to above average level.Ī word of caution and a note before we get into thick of the post.Ĭaution: Reading out loud, or in fact any other exercise, cannot replace speaking to get better at speaking. Fundamentally, that’s the main reason reading out loud improves your fluency.Īs a child, you may have read out loud in your English classes, but this exercise works for adults as well. It exercises the same vocal organs that you exercise when speaking to someone. Reading in the head doesn’t exercise your vocal organs (lips, tongue, and throat).
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