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Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 8:34 am
by englishhelps
If you're reading, read it aloud. This way, you get to practice how to pronounce words as well.

Also, read slow at first. You don't have to hurry since you're just practicing.

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 3:25 pm
by englishhelps
An additional tip is to read as if you're a part of the book. So when you're reading the dialogue by the characters, put some feeling into it. This way, you'll get some practice as if you're the one conversing. This will help you practice intonation and proper pronunciation.

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 5:14 am
by englishhelps
If you're practicing reading, be sure to encourage your friends to give you books or magazine subscriptions as gifts! It's thoughtful and very useful so you have a lot of materials to practice with.

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:58 am
by englishhelps
A good tip is to stop yourself from re-reading phrases and sentences. This can become a habit and can result to longer reading times. If it becomes a habit, it would actually result to lower comprehension.

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:27 am
by englishhelps
If you're reading a book, it's a good idea to summarize to yourself each chapter. Just talk to yourself on what the chapter is about. If it's easy for you, then it means that you comprehended what the chapter was about.

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:22 am
by englishhelps
Yes, it's a good habit to read the newspaper everyday. You can also see opinions and of course, it's good to be updated with current events as well.

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 4:55 pm
by englishhelps
It's also good to join a lot of forums wherein you can practice your reading and you can learn a lot at the same time.

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:06 pm
by Tukanja
Reading plays a great role in learning the language but both listening to and having words with natives isn't less important for sure.

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 6:47 am
by clevermae
Yes Indeed! The more you read, the better reader you'll become and smarter too! So, feed your mind to read! :idea:

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 2:15 pm
by awrang
I agree as well , my English got better and better by reading a lot news and surfing the web! keep news heading... when you find interesting heading read up to the end...

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 11:42 pm
by clevermae
So useful thread! How about having some fun here like "game" the most exciting part is when your playing while learning.

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:11 pm
by Oriani
Reading is just a complex task! I remember my experiences during my British and Literature classes that I had to analyze novels, short stories, poems and discriminate the figurative language and etc... in MY case doing that was so annoying for me . On the other hand, during that process, I realized that everytima I had to read, I used my dictionary... it really worked. Conclusion: Reading and using a Dictionary help you to increase and improve your vocabulary as well as your fluency reading English.

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 10:31 am
by easylsl
Thank You for these beneficial tips :)

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 11:47 am
by metonymy
Morpheem is a new web site for English learners. It will have a new, short text per day, like a short story or a news text, with definitions and you can discuss with other learners. It is free and will start in a test period soon; you can sign up to be a tester: http://morpheem.com

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2014 7:43 am
by kimrody
Let's write something ... what should we read and why (newspaper, magazine, comics, book or poem ... etc) ? The advantages and disavantages? Should we read to catch the content only or should we write down all new words or something else? ...

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 9:38 am
by Mohsen
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Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 6:42 am
by Yaramaria
Many of my students shy away from reading. Mostly because of all the new words they see which they feel threatened by. I tell them to read the whole paragraph first and write down any meaning they understood from the paragraph, then to circle all the new words they did not know.

I tell them to look for their meanings and see if the whole context / meaning of the paragraph changed. :)

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 3:11 pm
by KateMcKinzi
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Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 6:23 pm
by ritzkevin
When reading, you have to familiarize the correct pronunciation of words. You also have to master the correct phrasing when reading. Intonation also plays a vital role. You can also seek help and guidance with an English tutor.

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 5:59 am
by renujadhav
Try to read the book o table or chair with taking a cup of tea and little break.
It helps to stay away from sleep.

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2019 1:12 pm
by rajeshbojan
Reading the right way will enhance our language and help us communicate effectively. Building rich vocabulary is possible when reading becomes a habit. Watch this video to learn more about improving your vocabulary through reading. I'm sure this is going to be very useful for the englishclub community. https://www.equip-e.com/vocabulary-counts/

Rajesh Bojan

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2019 9:57 am
by Mrdaudiqbal
Reading gives inner satisifation

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2020 6:35 am
by Haxan
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Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2021 10:51 am
by ambpickler
As a teacher, I often hear that people have trouble reading in English because they don't have the patience. They read slowly, many words are unfamiliar to them, and because of that, they stop reading altogether. I think this will be very helpful to them. thank you.

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 11:12 am
by roozbehrah
I have read an article stating that a study was done on which people learned to write in a language only by reading. It means we can acquire writing skills only by reading. I started reading in German and it actually worked

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Fri May 28, 2021 3:21 am
by NicolePan
According to my learning experience, I think there are several reading tips : first is the ability to guess the meaning of words based on the context, which can help you perceive the meaning of the paragraph; the second is the ability of parallel-reading. Reading with questions and key words helps you to grasp the answers and improve reading efficiency.

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 8:55 pm
by thomaspedro
Wow! I am very happy to join this effective discussion with English reading tips and techniques. I have learned some important reading techniques from this useful thread. Thank you everyone!

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2023 2:04 pm
by sophiacarlberg
I tell my pupils to read the entire sentence if they don't comprehend a word or words, the paragraph if they don't understand a phrase, etc., regardless of their reading ability (I don't pay much attention to this distinction). They should try to simply reread the pages in the same manner if, after reading a few pages, they still don't comprehend a single word. They will only search for the crucial terms if this doesn't work. Word meanings are frequently clarified by their context. It is only visible after reading a passage of text twice or even three times. And reading lengthy passages is preferable: No writer ever fully employs the language's phrases and idioms; there are those that individuals only use sometimes. You can learn a lot about an author by their language when preferred phrases and expressions appear often in various circumstances. This aids in teaching readers to love reading and to grasp terms without having to seek them up. The challenge is getting pupils to keep going forward, but that's what teachers are usually there to do.

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2023 12:48 pm
by nadiaxxx
Good thing I came here. You can find a lot of interesting things

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2023 12:32 pm
by Mr Greg
One piece of advice I have for teaching reading, patience.

Patience gives the reader confidence to try and make errors. Always give them the tools they need to try and read independently, such as enhancing their phonetic knowledge.

Sight words also place a huge role in fluency.

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2023 9:35 am
by CawkaUA
Thank you very much for the effective tips and I have been able to learn a lot from your posts

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2023 3:29 pm
by Ainesh
Reading helps us:

Read signs
Drive nicely
Learn more language
Improvement in English
Calms us down
Helps us learn

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2023 3:31 pm
by Ainesh
Thank you Pirate.I'l check that link.

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2023 8:18 am
by edwardkgill
Thank you, your advice will help me a lot

Re: Tips for Reading

Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2023 7:40 am
by Mr Greg
Those considering introducing early reading to the child, I suggest reading my article on the matter.

Link: https://www.mrgregenglish.com/why-early-reading-is-bad/