Many people read to relax and enrich their spirit. If you want to start reading for pleasure or to improve your reading skills, these steps may help you.
Steps
Step 1. Get a library card and be prepared to spend a lot of time researching
Libraries are great places where you can find a huge variety of books.
Step 2. Find a quiet, comfortable place to read without being disturbed
Make sure there is good light and that it can relax you.
Step 3. Choose some reading material that might interest you
Read the back of the books or the dust jacket for a quick rundown of the plot.
Step 4. Find a book that is easy to read
Scroll through the first few pages: if you have trouble understanding what the author is trying to communicate, the reading may not be pleasant.
Step 5. Visualize the story, pay attention to the introduction of the characters and the locations
"Seeing" the story will make it more real and easier to remember.
Step 6. Try to take the book you are reading everywhere you go
Step 7. Return to the library regularly to get new books
Advice
- If you don't know the meaning of a word, try to find clues from the context. If that doesn't work, then look up the word in the dictionary.
- Read every day for a certain amount of time (at least 45-60 minutes).
- Reading aloud, by yourself or to someone, can improve your reading skills and diction.
- Don't avoid the children's section! Many books written for children are wonderful novels.
- Parents can help their children be good readers by reading to them from an early age.
- Use the law of five fingers. Choose a book and read the first 2-3 pages. Raise a finger for each word you can't pronounce or don't know the meaning of. If you have raised 5 fingers or more, the book is probably too difficult to read.
- You don't necessarily have to go to the library to find good books. Thrift shops and markets, bookstores and friends' houses are great places to find new stuff.
- Starting a literary club with friends may encourage you to strive to be a good reader.
- Read newspaper articles.
Warnings
- Don't get depressed if you find a book that you only understand a few words of. As you read, your personal vocabulary will increase, but choose another book if there are too many unfamiliar and / or difficult words.
- Don't give up if you get frustrated or get a headache. If you are not used to reading regularly, it will be difficult at first. Insist and you will be rewarded.
