Ford went on to explain that Speed [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] reading is a skill which involves taking in words visually instead of pronouncing them one at a time like most people read. It is comparable to someone recognizing the ampersand symbol(&) as the word AND without trying to pronounce it in order to understand its meaning. Children in Asia who learn character based languages may pronounce the characters as words or learn to recognize them without the limitation of that voice in their head pronouncing the words individually. The difference depends on the child and how they are taught.
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This results in a large number of Asian children who have brains that are accustomed to reading in a [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] way that is known in the West as Speed Reading. Apparently this is not true for all Asian children and many prefer to read as Americans do, using the voice in their head or they may only use this method when deep concentration is needed.American children are taught to pronounce words and read aloud which teaches them to sub-vocalize, or read silently by using the voice in their head. As children become better readers they are still limited by this little voice in [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] their head and they can never read faster than that inner voice can speak.
Asian children who are natural speed readers do not have this limitation because they were not taught to read the same way in their character based language.Mr. Ford added, "This is by no means a scientifically conclusive study. I only realized the connection during final beta testing of our software when I asked a friend from Taiwan to join my product testers and after one lesson he off-handedly commented that he already knew how to [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] speed read and thought everyone read the same way he did.
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The regular Chinese lessons are designed for learners who wish to receive a systematic Chinese training in listening, speaking, reading and writing. It is suitable for any student, from the total beginner to the highest level.From Allmandarin.com
This results in a large number of Asian children who have brains that are accustomed to reading in a [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] way that is known in the West as Speed Reading. Apparently this is not true for all Asian children and many prefer to read as Americans do, using the voice in their head or they may only use this method when deep concentration is needed.American children are taught to pronounce words and read aloud which teaches them to sub-vocalize, or read silently by using the voice in their head. As children become better readers they are still limited by this little voice in [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] their head and they can never read faster than that inner voice can speak.
Asian children who are natural speed readers do not have this limitation because they were not taught to read the same way in their character based language.Mr. Ford added, "This is by no means a scientifically conclusive study. I only realized the connection during final beta testing of our software when I asked a friend from Taiwan to join my product testers and after one lesson he off-handedly commented that he already knew how to [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] speed read and thought everyone read the same way he did.
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