Do you move your mouth when you read?

LadyLeprechaun · Post by **LadyLeprechaun** » 21 Feb 2016, 14:19

It depends on what I'm reading. If it's just a casual read, I don't do any of that. If it's fast paced can't put it down, I move my mouth and a whisper might escape every now and then. Either way, whatever makes reading easier for the reader, so be it

Kate7 · Post by **Kate7** » 22 Feb 2016, 04:11

I don't but my kids do and they drive each other nuts. I think it's cute!

+TheREADER+ · Post by **+TheREADER+** » 25 Feb 2016, 19:33

Always! I can't stop; peole are always laughing at me!
It's ok though books are bae!

Beautiful_Soul · Post by **Beautiful_Soul** » 25 Feb 2016, 20:47

I don't think I do this when I'm reading because If I did my husband would definitely tell me. When he reads or writes it has to be complete quiet. However, I do this while listening to music over headphones. I feel like I'm lip-syncing but apparently I'm quietly whispering the words!

Decemberflower18 · Post by **Decemberflower18** » 26 Feb 2016, 00:36

I do do a little whisper reading and moving of my lips and it's usually when I really into the books and characters. I find I don't even know I'm doing it until my husband points it out.

rssllue · Post by **rssllue** » 26 Feb 2016, 03:43

Nope.

agreenwood · Post by **agreenwood** » 26 Feb 2016, 08:12

I do exactly what you described! I move my mouth while reading and whisper a little. I find that I understand what I am reading better. I always thought it was weird, I have always been somewhat jealous of those that can read without moving their mouth.

CrescentMoon · Post by **CrescentMoon** » 26 Feb 2016, 18:40

I used to do this a lot when I was in elementary school. During reading time at school I would move my mouth because it would help me understand better but unfortunately I also ended up sometimes reading it aloud. This annoyed other people and I was constantly told to read silently so I trained myself not to do it anymore.

moderntimes · Post by **moderntimes** » 26 Feb 2016, 18:56

Same here. I think it was my Dad who told me not to do this any more, that it slowed me down. I followed his hint and he was right. So in class the other kids would still do this and annoyed me, ha ha.

tortoise keeper · Post by **tortoise keeper** » 12 Mar 2016, 20:00

I only read aloud when I'm writing something, and trying to figure out if it sounds right or not. I was also told in school not to "say the words" to myself in school. I do think it has made me a much faster reader, but I have trouble reading something aloud if I need to because my brain seems to be a few words ahead of my mouth.

eyes4only1 · Post by **eyes4only1** » 12 Mar 2016, 22:27

Yes!! i do this all the time! My family finds it odd. Then again I am the only one in my family that enjoys reading for fun. its only when i like the story that i do "whisper" read though. So when i'm reading a text book i am probably not whispering.

Suma Hegde · Post by **Suma Hegde** » 13 Mar 2016, 01:58

Yep, I do. And it feels great!

Reading without moving your mouth doesn't really feel like reading!

moderntimes · Post by **moderntimes** » 13 Mar 2016, 07:25

Folks, moving your mouth while reading really, really slows you down. If you verbalize words they also go thru a different section of the brain, whereas reading silently feeds the words directly into the fastest part of the grey matter. How else could I read a novel every 3-4 days as well as writing novels too?

SparklingOne · Post by **SparklingOne** » 13 Mar 2016, 11:30

Not always, but sometimes if I am using reading as an escape from stress I will whisper to myself to start out. This allows me to turn the volume down on the world around me so I can revisit whatever place my book is taking me to

moderntimes · Post by **moderntimes** » 13 Mar 2016, 18:11

As I said previously, I learned at an early age (5 or 6) to read silently to myself without miming the words. When other kids in my school class were still reading by speaking, I finished my story or whatever far quicker, and with high comprehension. Same for my own writing -- I read and revise silently and it works fine for me. Were I to read aloud or even quietly I would be slowed down considerably, not to mention irritating my girlfriend, no something I want to do.