How do I get better at reading?

Answer 1

Hello,

You can get better at reading by practicing reading every single day of the week for at least one hour each day. You can begin by going to your local public library and checking out books that tickle your interest for absolutely free and read them in full in page increments at a comfortable pace for yourself. Along the way, anytime you see a new vocabulary word that you may not recognize on paper, look up the definition in a dictionary or on Google and see if you can then use it in a sentence of your own to get a better idea of what the word itself means (while referring to its literary usage in the book from which you first got it yourself beforehand). You can also discuss the book(s) you are reading with other people who may be reading it/them at the same time you are, or perhaps have read it/them themselves earlier on and remember it/them well enough to recall their different settings, main characters, plot, themes, and conflicts therein. Along those lines, joining the online literary network Goodreads will allow you to engage in deep, heartfelt, literary-driven conversations with other fellow readers of different literary genres and the books that they each offer. Above all: once you find a type of book or author that you really enjoy, you will begin reading more regularly and naturally than ever before, which will ultimately serve you well in terms of developing and in turn strengthening your literacy long-term going forward.

Good luck with the reading! And feel free to reach out if you seek any tutoring in that department as well! :)