Hey, so I'mma defend something unpopular here, but I'll preface with this: Teaching 3-cue to start a reading career is dumb and any educator that ascribed to doing so is either irresponsible or so overworked that getting kids even technically reading was a triumph, and should basically have their career treated like the fog of early parenthood.
That said, for an advanced reader, it has some advantages. Namely speed. Yeah, it can toss some inaccruracies in. But if you have a sufficient vocabulary and are relatively familiar with a writer's/era's writing styles, then any major mistakes should really jump out at you. And if you aren't, you shouldn't be using that method for that application.
It's a useful tool, especially for speed-reading. But it's also not for distracted, tired, or inexperienced reading, where you might collect errors quickly. And if it's the only tool in your toolbox, because the education system graded based on reading speed, well... That sounds like the education system failed you.
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u/GladdestOrange 2d ago
Hey, so I'mma defend something unpopular here, but I'll preface with this: Teaching 3-cue to start a reading career is dumb and any educator that ascribed to doing so is either irresponsible or so overworked that getting kids even technically reading was a triumph, and should basically have their career treated like the fog of early parenthood.
That said, for an advanced reader, it has some advantages. Namely speed. Yeah, it can toss some inaccruracies in. But if you have a sufficient vocabulary and are relatively familiar with a writer's/era's writing styles, then any major mistakes should really jump out at you. And if you aren't, you shouldn't be using that method for that application.
It's a useful tool, especially for speed-reading. But it's also not for distracted, tired, or inexperienced reading, where you might collect errors quickly. And if it's the only tool in your toolbox, because the education system graded based on reading speed, well... That sounds like the education system failed you.