Reading aloud can help with pronunciation and understanding while improving memory and boosting self-confidence. Image: EvgeniiAnd/IStock.com
Reading aloud is making a comeback and is increasingly being appreciated for its many virtues. In fact, reading aloud can help develop skills and self-confidence. Here are four good reasons to read aloud.
To improve pronunciation
When children read in silence, they aren’t able to pay attention to the way in which they’re reading. Does their voice go down at the end of a sentence? Are they mispronouncing the words that they read? Are they articulating properly? Reading aloud can help pick up on any problems while helping kids learn.
But even for adults, reading aloud can help with pronunciation. Julia Sandford-Cooke, editor, writer and Advanced Member of the U.K.’s Society for Editors and Proofreaders, wrote in a post on the Canadian government’s “Our Languages” blog that reading stories aloud to her daughter each night made her more aware of how she spoke.
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“I have a habit of speaking very quickly, while my husband tends to mumble. Regularly reading a story to someone else … has made us more aware of how we sound and how to ensure we are understood. We’ve both heard these benefits transfer to our everyday conversations. Our intonation is better, and we’re careful to add tone and emphasis to our voices,” she explains.
To help with comprehension
