A new study from the University of Montreal suggests that reading aloud can boost verbal memory and that reading aloud to another person is even better for recall. The findings of Dr. Victor Boucher will be published in the upcoming edition of Consciousness and Cognition. “We knew that repeating aloud was good for memory, but this is the first study to show that if it is done in a context of communication, the effect is…
Reading aloud to others can improve memory
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