Dual-route hypothesis to reading aloud
When we read, we use different ways to figure out what the words say. It's like having two special pathways in our brain that help us read out loud. One pathway is called the "phonological route" and the other pathway is called the "lexical route."
Now, let's say we see the word "cat" on a page. The phonological route helps us sound out the word letter by letter (C-A-T). Then, we put those sounds together to say the word "cat."
The lexical route, on the other hand, helps us recognize some words without needing to break them down into sounds. Words that we see often, like "the" and "and," are easy to recognize quickly because our brains remember what they look like.
So when we read aloud, we use both pathways at the same time. We might use the phonological route for a new word, but the lexical route for a familiar word.
Scientists call this the "dual-route hypothesis" because we have these two routes in our brain that work together to help us read out loud. And the more we read, the better our brains get at using these routes to read quickly and easily!
Now, let's say we see the word "cat" on a page. The phonological route helps us sound out the word letter by letter (C-A-T). Then, we put those sounds together to say the word "cat."
The lexical route, on the other hand, helps us recognize some words without needing to break them down into sounds. Words that we see often, like "the" and "and," are easy to recognize quickly because our brains remember what they look like.
So when we read aloud, we use both pathways at the same time. We might use the phonological route for a new word, but the lexical route for a familiar word.
Scientists call this the "dual-route hypothesis" because we have these two routes in our brain that work together to help us read out loud. And the more we read, the better our brains get at using these routes to read quickly and easily!