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!
It absolutely helps with comprehension, at least for me. Plenty of books I can read without out, but I need to subvocalize for more ‘difficult’ books or I’ll come to the end of a page and realise I haven’t understood much.