reading aloud
Speaking written words
Reading aloud is speaking written text so others can hear it.
Parents read aloud to children at bedtime.
Teachers have students read aloud to practice pronunciation and comprehension.
The phrase often implies performance—giving voice to words for an audience rather than silently absorbing them: She spent the evening reading aloud from her favorite novel.
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- recitationOral delivery from memory
- articulationClear vocal expression
- emphasisStress given to something
- spoken wordPoetry delivered aloud
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- storytellingstorytelling, story, tale, narrative, narrator
- language artsreading comprehension, grammar rules, vocabulary building, phonics, spelling bees
- classroom activitiesclass discussion, group work, class participation, hand raising, presentation
- classroom communicationteaching, lectures, feedback, grading, discussion
- parenting skillspatience, discipline, warmth, communication, empathy
- reading activitiesreading, reading texts, browsing, reading signs, reading labels