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V.4 The History of the Development og Higher Mental Functions
Development of Written Language
"Research into writing has shown that, in contrast to the old school =
which cultivated reading aloud, silent reading is socially the most =
important form of written language and has two important advantages in =
addition. From the first year of schooling, silent reading surpasses =
reading aloud in number of fixations of eye movements over the line. =
Therfore, the process of eye movement in itself and percepryions of =
letters is facilitated in silent reading, the character of movement =
becomes rhythmical and reverse movement of the eyes occurs less often. =
Vocalization of visual symbols impedes reading and speech reactions slow =
down perception, hamper it, and break up attention. Not only the =
process of reading itself, but as strange as it may seem, understanding =
is better with silent reading. Most think that understanding is greater =
with slower reading; however, actually with rapid reading, understanding =
is better or the different processes occur at different rates and the =
rate of understanding is more camparible with a rapid reading rate".
pp. 142-3
Curiously wondering if Vygotsky was referring to the LCHC research Mike =
mentioned?
Nate Schmooze
http://www.geocities.com/~nschmolze/
schmolze who-is-at students.wisc.edu
People with great passions, people who accomplish great deeds,
People who possess strong feelings even people with great minds
and a strong personality, rarely come out of good little boys and girls
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