The article “Literacy Advantages Beyond Reading: Prediction of Spoken Language” by Falk Huettig and Martin J. Pickering, published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences, investigates how literacy acquisition impacts the prediction of linguistic and cognitive skills in children before they learn to read. The authors argue that literacy enhances prediction abilities, which transfer to spoken language comprehension. The research highlights that reading acquisition not only enriches vocabulary and syntax but also improves the ability to predict upcoming speech, thus facilitating better comprehension of spoken language.