TIPS TO MAKE READING SPANISH EASIER

R. PONCELA

@spanish_newcast

http://nosoloele.wordpress.com/

Making reading a habit is one of the best habits you can adopt

# TIP 1READ AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE

Read material that you find easy to read, or just a little challenging.

# TIP 2TRY TO READ AT YOUR RIGHT LEVEL

If you are interested in what you’re reading about, the words will come alive and you will be motivated to

understand

# TIP 3READ ABOUT THINGS THAT

INTEREST YOU

You are reading with a purpose, so focus on that purpose.

#TIP 4KNOW WHY YOU ARE READING

Don’t try to understand every word. Try to understand the overall meaning of a sentence.

# TIP 5LIVING WITH UNCERTAINLY

Try to figure out important keywords in a paragraph and use the context to fill in meaning for the rest

#TIP 6FOCUS ON KEY WORDS

Only use a dictionary if a word keeps appearing in a text and you still don’t understand it.

# TIP 7DON’T TRANSLATE

Create questions from your reading to help your mind think about the material.

# TIP 8CREATE QUESTIONS FROM YOUR

READING

As you read, look for the answers to the questions you thought.

#TIP 9READ WITH YOUR QUESTIONS IN

MIND

It looks like he knows, but really he's only making smart guesses based on the evidence in front of him…

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# TIP 10BE LIKE GRISSOM