For me, reading definitely doesn&#x27;t involve any internal dialog. My eyes scan the page and the information passes directly into my consciousness. I guess that I&#x27;m a very fluent reader, however I don&#x27;t remember any intermediate &quot;translation&quot; steps when I was young.<p>I think a good illustration of this internal dialog is learning a new language. At first you (verbally) translate each word in your head into your native language. But as you gain fluency, you begin to understand the new language directly.<p>Many decades ago I learnt Morse Code, and the process was similar. At first I mentally (and painstakingly) translated each letter. Later I translated each word. But eventually the information just flowed into my head without any intermediate steps.