Here is a question: do you think that reading is visual? While it is true we use our eyes, we are also relying on our ability to "hear" the sound the word would make if we were to read aloud. What do you guys think?
Well, for some people even just reading a word brings a visual image to mind, even if they don't know exactly how it sounds. I know I mispronounce words all the time in my head but I still know exactly what those combination of letters mean, if that makes sense. And when I read, it comes out...more like a movie than really words.
For me Reading is both Visual and Auditory. If I just read it silently it is hard for me to comprehend what I have just read. On the other hand if I do both read it silently and then maybe read it aloud or read it aloud the first time, I understand it much better but everyone has different learning styles. My learning styles are a mixture of auditory and visual. I do agree with Ash though with words I attach images to help me understand the material
I think that reading is obviously visual as you said using your eyes to see the words, but I think that it can be other aspects too. I think that it takes the visualization of the words and the situation to be able to really understand the readings. I like that reading can be fun because you can make it your story by the method that you use to read, such as the visualization mentioned before. Also, the pronunciation of the words would be sounded out, so that would make it less visual than our first thought.
When I read, depending on what it is, I can see what I'm reading as movie. This is because with books, the authors use visual words, expressive words. It's not really the word we're looking at, but the meaning of the word we're seeing. And when descriptive words are put together, we can see them in our heads as if it were a movie. So in reading a text book, it’s naturally harder to comprehend because they leave out descriptive words. I think with some subjects, it’s easier to put a picture with what is being read, but with others, it’s essential to have something else with the words.
I do not think of reading as a visual thing. When I read, I hear it in my head but I don't SEE anything as I read. Something visual to me, is just that...it's visual. It puts a visual image in my head. It may play like a movie. However, there is another end to this. If I am reading a leisurely book as opposed to a text book, then I may see it as a movie playing in my head. So you could see it as a visual, but for me, I still don't consider words to be a visual. I think I use the words and transform the message into something visual, and so it allows me to play the scene in my head like a movie. I don't see words itself as something visual, though.
I feel like many do here - the words represent an action, thing, place, etc. that is then portrayed as an image in my mind. But, often times, I do see words in my head as I read; other times I simply hear the words. If the words has a difficult spelling, I often sound it out in my head but if I am just reading, I often see the words. It seems to me that it really depends on what you are reading. If it is something that has a plot and is descriptive, many people may see it played out like a movie. But a text book, email, or blog even may play out differently. It's very much dependent on the person reading.
I think it's a great observation that may speak to why reading is so difficult for most deaf people. While we think in sounds as we read, deaf people think in signs (and apparently there is research to prove that, if I understand my Linguistics book correctly). I know that we all think visually, as in with pictures in our minds, and I wonder if Deaf people use less of those "pictures" since signing is so visual in itself.
Sometimes when I read a word I actually do see the word in my head, but most of the time I just see a picture. You see the words with your eyes, but you hear the voice in your head saying the words. You also see images in your head as you read. I love to get into a really good novel because, to me, it's just like watching a movie. Therefore I think reading is both visual and something more.
You all are fascinating! Think about how you LEARNED TO READ! Does that change your answers in any way? Do you remember that? What if you were teaching a young child to read? A hearing child? A Deaf child?
I believe reading is as visual as it is auditory. People that cannot see and read braille can see the world the novel takes them just as if a deaf person can experience the same story auditorally. So I guess I think reading is both and the beauty of literature can be given to people in many different ways.
I think that it requires both the abliity to see and hear the word as you make it out within your mind. This maybe only because this is the way we learned how to read so this is the custom for us where as it may not be the same for those who can not see or hear.
Personally I think it depends on the specific person as to whether or not reading is considered visual or not. When I read for fun it's almost like I'm watching a movie in my head but when I read text books for class I have a hard time following the information. I know that my fiance has an extremely hard time with sounding words out and understanding their meaning. So I feel that it's very specific to the person whose doing the reading.
Well, for some people even just reading a word brings a visual image to mind, even if they don't know exactly how it sounds.
ReplyDeleteI know I mispronounce words all the time in my head but I still know exactly what those combination of letters mean, if that makes sense.
And when I read, it comes out...more like a movie than really words.
For me Reading is both Visual and Auditory. If I just read it silently it is hard for me to comprehend what I have just read. On the other hand if I do both read it silently and then maybe read it aloud or read it aloud the first time, I understand it much better but everyone has different learning styles. My learning styles are a mixture of auditory and visual. I do agree with Ash though with words I attach images to help me understand the material
ReplyDeleteI think that reading is obviously visual as you said using your eyes to see the words, but I think that it can be other aspects too. I think that it takes the visualization of the words and the situation to be able to really understand the readings. I like that reading can be fun because you can make it your story by the method that you use to read, such as the visualization mentioned before. Also, the pronunciation of the words would be sounded out, so that would make it less visual than our first thought.
ReplyDeleteWhen I read, depending on what it is, I can see what I'm reading as movie. This is because with books, the authors use visual words, expressive words. It's not really the word we're looking at, but the meaning of the word we're seeing. And when descriptive words are put together, we can see them in our heads as if it were a movie. So in reading a text book, it’s naturally harder to comprehend because they leave out descriptive words. I think with some subjects, it’s easier to put a picture with what is being read, but with others, it’s essential to have something else with the words.
ReplyDeleteI do not think of reading as a visual thing. When I read, I hear it in my head but I don't SEE anything as I read. Something visual to me, is just that...it's visual. It puts a visual image in my head. It may play like a movie. However, there is another end to this. If I am reading a leisurely book as opposed to a text book, then I may see it as a movie playing in my head. So you could see it as a visual, but for me, I still don't consider words to be a visual. I think I use the words and transform the message into something visual, and so it allows me to play the scene in my head like a movie. I don't see words itself as something visual, though.
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I feel like many do here - the words represent an action, thing, place, etc. that is then portrayed as an image in my mind. But, often times, I do see words in my head as I read; other times I simply hear the words. If the words has a difficult spelling, I often sound it out in my head but if I am just reading, I often see the words. It seems to me that it really depends on what you are reading. If it is something that has a plot and is descriptive, many people may see it played out like a movie. But a text book, email, or blog even may play out differently. It's very much dependent on the person reading.
ReplyDelete-Kristina Hamm
I think it's a great observation that may speak to why reading is so difficult for most deaf people. While we think in sounds as we read, deaf people think in signs (and apparently there is research to prove that, if I understand my Linguistics book correctly). I know that we all think visually, as in with pictures in our minds, and I wonder if Deaf people use less of those "pictures" since signing is so visual in itself.
ReplyDeleteSometimes when I read a word I actually do see the word in my head, but most of the time I just see a picture. You see the words with your eyes, but you hear the voice in your head saying the words. You also see images in your head as you read. I love to get into a really good novel because, to me, it's just like watching a movie. Therefore I think reading is both visual and something more.
ReplyDeleteYou all are fascinating! Think about how you LEARNED TO READ! Does that change your answers in any way? Do you remember that? What if you were teaching a young child to read? A hearing child? A Deaf child?
ReplyDeleteI believe reading is as visual as it is auditory. People that cannot see and read braille can see the world the novel takes them just as if a deaf person can experience the same story auditorally. So I guess I think reading is both and the beauty of literature can be given to people in many different ways.
ReplyDeleteI think that it requires both the abliity to see and hear the word as you make it out within your mind. This maybe only because this is the way we learned how to read so this is the custom for us where as it may not be the same for those who can not see or hear.
ReplyDeletePersonally I think it depends on the specific person as to whether or not reading is considered visual or not. When I read for fun it's almost like I'm watching a movie in my head but when I read text books for class I have a hard time following the information. I know that my fiance has an extremely hard time with sounding words out and understanding their meaning. So I feel that it's very specific to the person whose doing the reading.
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