Learning Challenge: Reading Out Loud

So last semester I did this assignment for the Mythology and Folklore section and I really enjoyed it. However, like a lot of the things that I do, I forgot to keep practicing it yet I would like to reflect on a couple of things that I have done where this applied. On the way to the Rose Bowl, my friends and I knew it was going to be a long ride so we decided to get an audio book to listen to. I think we all enjoyed it because it past time pretty quickly. I think by having the audio telling us a story it allowed me to focus on details even better. I also decided to do this when reading people's introduction posts. This allowed me to focus on the events and passions they described and then let me try to relate to them even if I didn't have anything in common. I think reading aloud is definitely a positive way of retaining information however it is true that you can't always do it. I've found that the best time for me to do it is when I'm studying in my room looking at lecture slides. I think that this allows me to make connections in my brain better than just glancing and thinking about it. I would say that it is different than reading silent just in the sense that it goes a lot slower, but other than that there isn't much difference that is negative. I'm going to try and do this with all of the reading assignments this semester.

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