INNER VOICE · AWARENESS
Do not silence the inner voice; notice when it appears.
Read the short text with the visual beat. Observe whether the sound of individual words or the meaning of a phrase becomes more prominent.
This is not a suppression exercise
Inner speech can be a natural part of silent reading and may support meaning in difficult sentences. This round only makes its changes across text and pace easier to notice; it does not ask you to count, suppress articulation or force speed.
Subvocalisation awareness exercise
Observe inner speech with a visual metronome without claiming that it should be eliminated.
What might this practice support?
This exercise may support noticing and deliberately practising its target reading behaviour. By itself, it does not demonstrate lasting improvement or transfer to other texts.
How should it be used?
Begin at a comfortable level and progress only while the task remains accurate and understandable. Reduce pace or difficulty when meaning or comfort declines.
What does this exercise not guarantee?
One round cannot guarantee a lasting increase in reading speed, a wider anatomical field of view or the same result for every text. Compare it with comprehension measured in real passages.