“Speed readers do not read with phonics”
i’m a speed reader (and have been most of my life) and i do NOT have pictures in my head as i speed read ...
Really, that is odd. When I read something like “The wood dinner table was covered with a white table cloth.” I actually see those objects in my mind.
Fluent readers are rapid, automatic, left to right decoders. Research from Marily Jager Adams, years ago. This was common sense to me. I can’t comment on speed reading, but I can tell you that systematic, step by step, letter to sound, spelling to sound instruction has turned many illiterates into confident readers who are also good spellers.
Whole language produces illiterates, and poor spellers to boot. I tested a 3rd grade class years ago at our local school. Out of 24 children, 19 were word guessers and hated reading. Who would blame them. Teaching phonetics is SO MUCH EASIER for the kids.
Same here. I may not be classified as a “speed reader” but I read extremely fast compared to most.