Do You Subvocalize While Reading?

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Only in certain circumstances. I'll subvocalize or read aloud when I'm not focusing or not understanding what I'm reading; sometimes when I read poetry; often when I read in a foreign language. Also, if a line sounds particularly pleasing inside my head, I might feel compelled to say it. Other than that I read silently.

I'm an NT mom of an ADHD and an aspie child and I often mumble when I'm reading, especially if I'm trying to concentrate. But I especially read/write aloud as I'm writing. It's quite embarassing at work. LOL.

I move my mouth when I'm reading something, and my vocal cords sometimes as well. (I did it reading this post ) I find that if I don't move my lips, I can't concentrate. Also, I don't enjoy reading outloud and I cannot understand anything someone says if they're reading to me. I HAVE to read it myself. This is not negotiable.

I think I would have trouble with speed reading because I like to relish and enjoy what I´m reading.

I kinda quietly talk to myself. I do this a lot especially when concentrating.

Thank you everyone for your responses.
I must admit, I am amazed by the overwhelming predominance towards NOT subvocalizing, as indicated by the poll votes.
But my amazement is, of course, in relation to the fact that I very strongly subvocalize.
Acoustics and everything about it has always been a fascination of mine.

You've given me insight into the nature of this trait, and some basic evidence against it having anything at all to do with Autism, as I orginally thought it might. I'm always trying to understand the mind. Thanks guys

Definitely not. There is no way I could read aloud as fast as I read (or speak as fast as I type).

I subvocalize more while thinking than I do while reading. I sometimes move my tongue, nod, or shake my head when I'm thinking really hard about something or trying to solve a problem. I also do it in social settings when I've given up on participating. I'll site there nodding and moving my mouth to no one in particular. My family thinks it's weird. I don't know if it makes me look insane.

i subvocalise a bit while reading.
I also talk to myself out loud throughout the day and have detailed preparatory conversations with myself and the imaginary "other" person. i also do it a bit when out and about and i do it in the car whilst driving and my son tells me i am one of the freaky people.

I read out loud when I feel like practicing. I read out loud in my mind most times.

^ millie, I do the same thing when I recite what I'm going to say to an imaginary person. Or repeat what I have said to someone to make sure it sounded OK.

Hmm... I think I may be the other way on this entirely. I suspect that I have some form of hyperlexia, as my ability to understand and to use the written word outstrips my ability with spoken words by far. I tend to trip over myself and botch up everything I'm trying to say when I speak; saying things unclearly or saying the wrong things altogether. The best I can describe it is actually misrepresenting the written sentence playing in my head. It's as if something literally gets lost in translation, a problem that I do not seem to have in the least when writing. In order to clearly get my points across, I usually need something like 5-10 seconds to visually construct my sentences in my head first and sort through the cobwebs of trying to translate it into oral format, and by then the conversation has already moved on and it's too late to provide input.

When I read, usually I don't hear the words at all, even in my head (unless it's spoken dialogue). Rather, a visual representation of the scene appears in my mind and it gets to the point where I barely recognize the words at all. It's as if I'm feeding the words on the page through a projecting reel that simply plays out a movie of the book in my head. I believe it has something to do with the visual nature of the experience. Processing sounds, both inwardly and outwardly, use up far more of my brainpower than visual tasks, writing vs. speaking in particular, thus leaving me with a lot more ability to think about what I'm going to say.

As an example: I can't play the guitar worth a damn at all (Believe me, I've tried to learn) but there are songs I can 100% on expert on Rockband and Guitar hero.

When imagining single words or phrases in my head, the image of the written word/phrase itself flashes in my mind rather than hearing it aloud. I don't know if anybody else is like this, but trying to read aloud or consciously force myself to experience auditory imagery instead of visual not only cuts the speed at which I can read by about half, it does about the same for my comprehension.