In the age-old debate about nature vs. nurture, I know the correct answer for most things is that it's a blend of both.
But sight-reading, at least for me, always felt like one of those things which leaned more on the nature side than nurture. Some folks just seem to have a knack for it, while I always struggled.
But what does the research say? Could I have gotten better at sight reading if I applied myself more diligently?
And what would that have even looked like anyways? Are there specific things that I could have worked on, that would have made me a better sight reader?
A 2014 meta-analysis provides some clues and pinpoints a few specific skills that could help you improve your sight-reading ability as well.
Get all the nerdy details right here:
Are Great Sight-Readers Born or Made?
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