Reading aloud is one of the best exercises you can do to improve your own writing and speaking.
Adult English Language Learners tell me regularly that they can read and understand written english They have trouble with listening and speaking. We don’t know for sure, there are people who believe that different parts of the brain are used in reading/writing and speaking/listening. In order to become a well rounded English Language Learner you need to train and practice both areas of your mind.
One thing you can do to practice and improve your Adult English learning is to read aloud. You can read softly to yourself, or loudly in your class. You can read newspapers, textbooks, novels or any english material that is of interest to you.
The physical act of moving your lips and mouth are helping you improve.
Why do this?
Reading aloud helps you practice your listening skills
In order to speak you have to hear yourself. The act of speaking words you know, helps you learn to listen and recognize the sound of these words.
Reading aloud helps learn how the language flows.
The practice of reading the English language aloud helps you learn how the language is structured and flows. Sentence structure in the spoken and written language is similar. Practicing speaking phrases helps you learn the structure
Reading aloud helps improve your pronunciation.
Speaking is one of the most difficult movement skills we learn. We have to learn where to place the tongue, how to move the lips and when to breathe. Complex movements skills, ( playing basketball, dancing etc) all improve with practice. Any practice you have speaking helps you to improve how you talk.
Reading aloud improves your visual memory and ability to see images in your mind.
The act of reading aloud connects words together in both the visual and audio parts of your mind. This bond makes what you have learned stronger.
Reading aloud improves your spelling.
Sounding out words, detecting syllables, and visually connecting the word improve spelling .
It is a simple, and easy tip to help you improve your English skills. Try reading aloud.
