Recommendation
We would like to recommend ways to improve reading skills. Students should manage their time to practice reading skill as follows. First, for a person whose English is at a beginner's level, start to read English from a simple book. Even children's books, magazines and newspapers might be too difficult. Therefore, do not hesitate to go purchase English fairy tales for three-year-old children to practice reading. Do you remember what you did when you were kids? You read fairy tales for three-year-old kids, which helped you understand the tales easily. Secondly, read more than others. The more you read, the more you become efficient readers. And if other people read just once, you have to read more than them—2, 3 or even 4 times until you understand it all. Just do not give up. We suggest that you bring books everywhere you go, and try to read them as often as you can because you have a lot of free time during the day. Third, use the skimming technique. You should first start by reading to get the overview of what the whole story is mainly about. In the second reading, try to focus on the main points of the story. Try to find the words that are essential to help you understand the meaning of the story easier. Fourth, do not use a dictionary too often. Of course, consulting a dictionary will help you understand the meanings of words. But, if you consult a dictionary while reading, it will prevent you from getting the main points of what you are reading. Even native speakers of English themselves do not understand the meanings of all the English words, but they use the skimming technique and look at other words to help guess the meanings. If this does not work, they will eventually use a dictionary. Lastly, do your best and do NOT give up. This is the most important suggestion.
Many people give up just because they believe someone who says that, "Keeping reading English books does not make you excel at English," or they might have seen some people who started later but progressed faster than the people who started before them. You must NOT give up. Just focus on the long-term target, and try your best to achieve it. All these five techniques may not be effective immediately, but that is the way to help everyone in the process of practice. The last suggestion is especially important for the people who are losing hope just do not give up. Practice makes perfect