how do you read

valval

ok i know this sounds strange but do you read and remember each word or do you skip read taking in the meaning of the text with out being aware of individual words me i skip read prob why my spelling so bad lol val

lupin15

All depends how much of a hurry i am in....i do both.

PamieAFC1903

I always skip...

valval

PamieAFC1903 wrote:

I always skip...

had a feeling you might it the way we see the words i think as shapes more than letters ??? could be wrong often am lol
i never realised there were different ways to read till was talking to oh one day about a book we were reading lol

livinglegend

I read using the shapes of the words rather than reading every letter. This means that I can read more quickly. But I stumble occasionally over words of similar shape and I do spot spelling mistakes very easily because I used to check other peoples' work for accuracy.

Some read odd words and put together the gist of what is written. While it increases reading speed, you can miss out minor nuances of the text. Which is best is whatever you like, as there are no good or bad ways to read, as long as you are able to understand and absorb what you read. Using what you have read is more important than spelling, unless a misspelling completely alters the original meaning of the text.

The ease of using one the many freebie spell checkers now available online means that there is no longer any need for poor spelling.

rugbygirl

It is a known fact that 98% of the population read by looking word. As long as the first and the last letter of the word are the same then it doesnt matter how the other letters are arranged we will still be able to read the word.

I speed read now because I had to do it for part of my job when I was working and I had to be quick at what I was doing. At first I was slow but then the more I done it the quicker I got.

Dnot fregot taht terhe is no crreoct way to raed. It mkeas snese no mtaetr waht.

PamieAFC1903

Val its just my dyslexia, I skip read because I don't understand the word or because I dont think it really should be there.

Lisaa

Hi

After coming across this post it reminded me of something that was showen to me at school. Here it is have a go at reading it ...

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer are in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

Lisa x

lindalegs

I read every word and am a slow reader. When I trained as a secretary I was taught to proof read and now I can't do it any other way. :roll:

valval

some very interesting posts there thanks for the replys val

dreamdaisy

Spell checkers for our language are pointless unless one has good reading skills.

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It sounds OK when read out loud. As for reading styles, I scan and Mr DD reads every word. He remembers what he has read, I don't. DD

frogmorton

I scan too like DD

I want to know though how - If I stop reading somewhere on a page I ALWYS am able to go straight to the right line when I pick it back up later??

Love

toni xx

valval

frogmorton wrote:

I scan too like DD

I want to know though how - If I stop reading somewhere on a page I ALWYS am able to go straight to the right line when I pick it back up later??

Love

toni xx

that good question me to though had not thought of that just do it with out thinking lol

tonesp

In bed untilthe print starts to swim Then have to read that bit again next night

valval

if read same line twice and still no idea what it says time for sleep lol