Reading Aloud

I'm reading the new Dan Brown book, The Lost Symbol, and I have been reading aloud as I go along.

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Reading aloud helps me to hear the words I'm reading. I can get a good feel for what they sound like, so that if I hear them again in conversation, I'll be able to match those words with what I heard before from my own mouth.

It also helps me practice my speech. Since I can hear all speech sounds, including the softest one of all, the voiceless "th" sound, I can self-correct my own speech as I read along.