read something ↔ out phrasal verb ( see also ↑ read )
to read and say words that are written down, so that people can hear:
Why don’t you read out the name of the winner?
read something ↔ out to
He read the last few sentences out to me.
READ (SOMETHING) OUT
Meaning of READ (SOMETHING) OUT in English
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012