Reading Strategies: How to read? (Part 1)

 Sometimes, when we're learning English and we have to read something we cannot understand the meaning, the idea or the concept that has been written there. It is normal to not understand many words because we are not native speakers, but of course it depends on the time you spent it.

Here you have some strategies so that learning how to read:

1. A word is important when it appears many times.

2. Attitude is the most important: if you like or not reading, is an important part of English that helps you to acquire words.

But be careful: if you're reading a text and you have to circle a lot of words and search on the dictionary, you will lost it. This is means that the book which are you reading does not corresponds to your level, so select a low level.

HOW WE CAN UNDERSTAND A READING THAT IS IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE?

Have you ever tried to read a text in another language without know their meaning ? Many people, think that if you don't understand the language used in the text you will not be able to read and understand. Obviously, this is not true. For example, if you have a magazine in Dutch and you don't know the language, obviously it will be difficult to know what is written there but not impossible. There are many ways that it might be useful to you :

EXAMPLE:

"Gisteren was het erg koud . De straten waren leeg "

A: Compare with another language ( Dutch/ English).

B: Read carefully.

C: Look at the pictures.It is easy to understand with pictures.

D:Look at the words, maybe you can find symilar words into your language.

- If the text has a picture+composer, it's much easier to understand.