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Steps to Improve Reading skills

STEPS TO IMPROVE READING SKILLS

Learning how to read is an important part of learning English. It expands your  vocabulary and gives you fluency.

“Do it Right Now”: Steps to start improving instantly 

Step 1: Pick an English book or topic over the internet of your interest

Step 2: Keep a dictionary, pen and a paper alongside

Step 3: Scan, skim and start reading the text out loud in a subtle speech

Step 4: Break the words that are difficult to pronounce at one go into sounds and speak in a connecting flow. In you don’t know how that particular word sounds, refer to an audio dictionary and follow. Eg: Anticipation = An – tee — see — pay — shun. 

Step 5: Note down new phrases, words and expressions you come across while reading  and simultaneously take meaning from the dictionary. 

Step 6: On completion, review the topic in your head.

Step 7: Note the estimated time you took to read the text, number of words read and as a  trend, try and speed up with every third time you read.

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