Do We Read, and Can Speed Reading Help?
Keith Rayner, Elizabeth R. Schotter, Michael E. J. Masson, Mary C. Potter and Rebecca Treiman
http://psi.sagepub.com/content/17/1/4.f ... teid=sppsi
This fascinating paper is an important read for everyone interested in 'How we read'. Speed reading is debunked and the literature on eye movement & word identification is reviewed.
(R)eaders naturally access the sounds of words while reading silently. p16