| Online English reading practice is usually a random | | | | Sometimes, online text is recorded somewhere. It |
| chance. What will the vocabulary be? How difficult | | | | may help your reading skills to listen to the text |
| is it? I want to point out a few reading tactics to | | | | while you read it; this may help you to read |
| help you read better and understand more. They | | | | faster. |
| can be summarized in a few points: | | | | After you read the text, you may summarize it |
| 1.vocabulary | | | | in your own words. This makes you think about |
| 2.make questions | | | | what you read. You may realize that you have |
| 3.can you listen? | | | | more questions, or that you forgot something, or |
| 4.summarize | | | | didn't understand it. |
| 5.draw a cartoon | | | | Another learning technique is to draw a cartoon |
| 6.use the new vocabulary | | | | of what you read. This also helps you become |
| Before you practice reading anything, if you have | | | | aware of what you understood and didn't |
| a list of the important vocabulary ahead of time, | | | | understand in a different way. You can find it |
| it can save you lots of time. Many articles for | | | | helpful to re-read the text while you do this |
| English as a Second Language students have a | | | | activity. |
| vocabulary list with the article; use it. You can | | | | After the above steps, if you have time, try to |
| preview the vocabulary and check the meanings. | | | | use the new vocabulary by making your own |
| Take a look at the title; does it give any hints | | | | sentences and writing them down. Once again, |
| about the content? Of course, it should, and after | | | | you can go back to the original text for reference |
| you read the title, write down any questions you | | | | and model off the usages in the text. |
| can think of. Writing down questions makes you | | | | If you follow all six steps, you will find your online |
| think more about the text, and helps you read | | | | English reading skills improving at a steady pace. |
| more carefully. | | | | Hang in there! |