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Jan 2021
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Why does reading aloud help with memoriz...

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Recent research suggests that reading aloud allows us to memorize what we read better than any other form of reading. And there is a particular reason why this technique is so effective. A recent study has shown the role played by reading aloud in memorization. It was conducted with the collaboration of students. Researchers presented 20 words to volunteers. For the purposes of the experiment, these volunteers were divided into four groups, each of which had to memorize words using a different technique. Depending on the group, the students either read the words silently, read the words aloud, listened to them through the voice of another speaker, or listened to their own recordings of the words...

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