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Read study text aloud
Read words and key sentences aloud instead of silently, because words read aloud are remembered better.
- Time
- ⏱ 5 min
- Difficulty
- ◆ easy
What you need
- Study text
- Pen (optional)
How to do it
- Read key sentences or a list aloud.
- Pause at important words and repeat them out loud.
- Afterwards, recite from memory what you retained, without the text.
Variations
- Record your own voice and listen back
- Combine it with a recall exercise
Sources
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- uwaterloo.ca (opens in a new tab)
Words that are read aloud are better remembered than those read silently.“; https://www.sci.news/othersciences/psychology/reading-aloud-improves-long-term-memory-05500.html — „speaking text aloud helps to get words into long-term memory
