Extensive scientific research indicates that reading aloud, especially for children, contributes positively to language development and regular memory retention during the learning process. David, a literature professor in the UK, stated that whenever he taught his children to read using their own voices, they improved their pronunciation and creativity. However, children who relied on AI to read books faced the risk of quickly losing their memory and struggled to enhance their vocabulary in the language, along with issues of uncreative writing.Reading aloud has great value, as any teacher of young children will tell you. Socially, it encourages bonding and a sense of community—picture an adult and children snuggled together on the couch at home, or gathered around a book in a classroom. Academically, reading aloud builds vocabulary and comprehension, stretching young attention spans. It develops recognition of the spoken-written word correlation, something which, in turn, reinforces good spelling. It models correct pronunciation and strengthens memory. And the list goes on. But reading aloud also offers unique benefits for older students.
I learned this first-hand as an English major in college. Difficult passages in a textbook often made more sense when read aloud. When my eyes alone were overwhelmed by lengthy, complex sentences or challenging vocabulary, also reading the passage aloud—hearing it–enabled me to better grasp the meaning. From a learning style perspective, this more active form of learning (verbalization) improved my comprehension by using sight and sound together.
Later, as a professor of literature and editor, I saw this again but with a different twist: if a passage was unclear, stopping to read it out loud would also offer clues to how to fix it. The ears—well-trained by now—caught things the eyes might overlook. From an editorial perspective, eyes and ears together provided a helpful, multi-dimensional map of the writing that made it easier to correct or improve.
For this reason, when I teach or tutor middle school and high school students, I recommend students read each writing assignment aloud at least once during the process of self-editing. I have seen regular use of this practice aid these older students in three specific ways: it helps them identify errors in writing mechanics and grammar, improves their overall writing style, and even builds public speaking skills.
Example , read a poem below written by a kid (my student) designed for creative young writers and think what you would learn from it .
" I have no time to waste
My part is now
And my door is now
I don't have time to argue with people
My part does not come back
Continues day to day
So that time does not pass me by like the wind
The light I have is a blessing
My job is just to develop
To bear fruit on Earth
This luck is not for playing
The time is now
Because you have to count every bit
There is no time to enter useless things
Because the window is open now
The time will come when it will be closed
The time is now !
Develop a happy tommorow
Like heavenly festivals
Happy and peaceful
My luck is wealth
I don't have time to wait
My time is now ."