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Expanding brain 3 panels | 5 STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE YOUR READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS
THERE ARE SEVERAL READING STRATEGIES THAT YOU CAN BEGIN IMPLEMENTING TODAY TO IMPROVE YOUR READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS. THE MORE YOU PRACTICE, THE BETTER YOU WILL BECOME AT UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU ARE READING. THE FOLLOWING ARE SEVEN SIMPLE STRATEGIES YOU CAN USE TO WORK ON YOUR COMPREHENSION SKILLS:

1. IMPROVE YOUR VOCABULARY
KNOWING WHAT THE WORDS YOU ARE READING MEAN CAN IMPROVE YOUR ABILITY TO COMPREHEND THE MEANING OF THE TEXT. TO IMPROVE YOUR VOCABULARY, YOU CAN:

*TAKE AN ONLINE VOCABULARY QUIZ TO ASSESS YOUR CURRENT LEVEL OF VOCABULARY UNDERSTANDING.

*USE FLASHCARDS TO QUIZ YOURSELF ON WORDS YOU DON’T KNOW ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK.

*MAKE A POINT TO USE NEWLY LEARNED WORDS IN VERBAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION.

2. COME UP WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TEXT YOU ARE READING
ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE READING CAN HELP IMPROVE YOUR READING COMPREHENSION BY ALLOWING YOU TO BECOME INVESTED IN THE TEXT. IT CAN ALSO BROADEN YOUR OVERALL UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT YOU ARE READING BY ENABLING YOU TO EXPLORE THEMES, MOTIFS AND OTHER COMPONENTS OF TEXT THAT YOU OTHERWISE WOULDN’T INQUIRE ABOUT. THE FOLLOWING ARE EXAMPLES OF QUESTIONS YOU COULD POSE AS YOU READ:

*WHY DID THE AUTHOR BEGIN THE BOOK AT THAT LOCATION?

*WHAT KIND OF RELATIONSHIP DO THESE TWO CHARACTERS SHARE?

*WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE MAIN CHARACTER UP TO THIS POINT IN THE BOOK?

3. USE CONTEXT CLUES
USING CONTEXT CLUES IS A GREAT WAY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE READING EVEN IF YOU DON’T KNOW ALL THE VOCABULARY BEING USED. CONTEXT CLUES CAN BE FOUND IN THE WORDS AND SENTENCES SURROUNDING THE WORD THAT YOU AREN’T FAMILIAR WITH. TO USE CONTEXT CLUES, YOU CAN FOCUS ON THE KEY PHRASES OR IDEAS IN A SENTENCE AND DEDUCE THE MAIN IDEA OF A SENTENCE OR PARAGRAPH BASED ON THIS INFORMATION. YOU CAN ALSO LOOK FOR NEARBY WORDS THAT ARE SYNONYMS OR ANTONYMS OF THE WORD YOU DON’T KNOW.

4. LOOK FOR THE MAIN IDEA
IDENTIFYING THE MAIN IDEA OF A PARAGRAPH OR ARTICLE CAN HELP YOU DETERMINE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ARTICLE. UNDERSTANDING WHY WHAT YOU’RE READING IS IMPORTANT CAN GIVE YOU A BETTER COMPREHENSION OF WHAT THE AUTHOR IS TRYING TO CONVEY. WHEN READING, PAUSE EVERY FEW PARAGRAPHS AND SEE IF YOU CAN DECIPHER WHAT THE MAIN IDEA IS. THEN, TRY TO PUT THE MAIN IDEA IN YOUR OWN WORDS FOR EVEN FURTHER UNDERSTANDING.

5. WRITE A SUMMARY OF WHAT YOU READ
A GREAT WAY TO INCREASE YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT YOU HAVE READ IS TO WRITE A SUMMARY. SUMMARIZING REQUIRES YOU TO DECIDE WHAT IS IMPORTANT IN THE TEXT AND THEN PUT IT IN YOUR OWN WORDS. SUMMARIZING ALLOWS YOU TO DETERMINE IF YOU TRULY UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU HAVE READ AND BETTER REMEMBER WHAT YOU HAVE READ IN THE LONG TERM. WRITING IS INTIMIDATING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO DON’T WRITE FOR A LIVING OR ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WRITING DOESN’T HAVE TO BE AGONIZING, AND ALMOST ANYBODY CAN IMPROVE THEIR WRITING SKILLS WITH A LITTLE DISCIPLINE AND A WILLINGNESS TO LEARN. WANT TO BECOME A BETTER WRITER? HERE ARE 5 WAYS YOU CAN START IMPROVING YOUR WRITING SKILLS RIGHT NOW.

1. BRUSH UP ON THE BASICS
BEFORE YOU CAN START WRITING INCREDIBLE CONTENT, YOU’LL NEED AT LEAST AN INTERMEDIATE UNDERSTANDING OF THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF WRITING.

THIS DOESN’T MEAN YOU NEED TO ENROLL IN A PRESTIGIOUS CREATIVE WRITING PROGRAM AT AN IVY LEAGUE UNIVERSITY, BUT YOU WILL NEED TO KNOW THE BASICS OF GRAMMAR AND SPELLING. EVERY WRITER SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF “THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE” BY STRUNK AND WHITE ON THEIR BOOKSHELF, AS THIS SMALL BUT INVALUABLE BOOK IS ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCES ON THE CORRECT USE OF GRAMMAR AND OTHER HELPFUL TOPICS.

2. WRITE LIKE IT’S YOUR JOB
IF YOU WANT TO GET BETTER AT SOMETHING, YOU HAVE TO PRACTICE – AND WRITING IS NO EXCEPTION!

UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE FEW SHORTCUTS THAT CAN TRANSFORM YOU INTO AN AMAZING WRITER OVERNIGHT, AND EVEN THE MOST TALENTED WRITERS HAD TO LEARN THEIR CRAFT OVER A PERIOD OF MANY YEARS. IT’S ADMITEDLY EVEN HARDER TO WRITE WHILE CONSIDERING SEO AND HOW TO DRIVE TRAFFIC TO YOUR POST.

3. READ LIKE IT’S YOUR JOB
THE BEST WRITERS ARE ALSO KEEN READERS, AND READING ON A REGULAR BASIS IS AN EASY WAY TO START DEVELOPING YOUR WRITING SKILLS. I DON’T JUST MEAN BLOG POSTS, EITHER – DIVERSIFY YOUR READING MATERIAL. EXPAND YOUR HORIZONS TO MORE CHALLENGING MATERIAL THAN YOU TYPICALLY READ, AND PAY ATTENTION TO SENTENCE STRUCTURE, WORD CHOICE, AND HOW THE MATERIAL FLOWS.

4. FIND A WRITING PARTNER
IF YOU WORK AT A REASONABLY SIZED COMPANY, THE CHANCES ARE PRETTY GOOD THAT THERE IS AT LEAST ONE OTHER PERSON WHO IS ALSO WONDERING HOW TO BECOME A BETTER WRITER. ALTHOUGH WRITING IS TYPICALLY CONSIDERED A SOLITARY ACTIVITY, THE BEST WRITERS KNOW WHEN IT’S TIME TO GET MUCH-NEEDED FEEDBACK ON THEIR WORK.

TALK TO YOUR COWORKERS (OR FRIENDS) AND ASK SOMEONE IF THEY’D BE WILLING TO CAST AN EYE OVER YOUR WORK – THEY MAY SPOT MISTAKES THAT YOU OVERLOOKED.

FINDING A WRITING PARTNER IS ALSO A GREAT WAY TO HOLD YOURSELF ACCOUNTABLE AND KEEP GOING.

5. JOIN A WORKSHOP OR TAKE A NIGHT CLASS
MOST PEOPLE BALK AT THE IDEA OF STANDING IN FRONT OF A ROOM FULL OF STRANGERS AND BARING THEIR SOUL TO THE WORLD, BUT JOINING A WRITING WORKSHOP CAN BE IMMENSELY BENEFICIAL – AND A LOT OF FUN (IF YOU MANAGE TO FIND A GOOD ONE). WHEN YOU ASK A LANGUAGE STUDENT WHAT THEIR GOALS ARE, ALMOST EVERYONE SAYS “IMPROVE MY SPEAKING”. WHEN LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE, YOU’LL FIND YOURSELF TALKING WITH ALL KINDS OF NATIVE SPEAKERS – YOUR TEACHER, SERVERS IN RESTAURANTS, TAXI DRIVERS AND YOUR LANDLORD, SO IT’S VITAL THAT YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE. JUST LIKE IMPROVING YOUR WRITING, LISTENING OR ANY OTHER SKILL, THERE ARE TECHNIQUES YOU CAN USE TO IMPROVE YOUR SPOKEN ENGLISH IN A TARGETED WAY. HERE ARE EIGHT OF OUR FAVORITES:

1. SPEAK, SPEAK, SPEAK
LET’S START RIGHT OFF BY SAYING THAT THERE ISN’T A MAGIC PILL FOR BETTER SPEAKING. THAT WOULD BE TOO EASY, RIGHT? BASICALLY, THE BEST WAY TO SPEAK BETTER IS TO, WELL – SPEAK! COMMIT TO PRACTICING OFTEN AND WITH AS MANY DIFFERENT PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE. DO YOU ALREADY LIVE OR STUDY OVERSEAS? TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE THOUSANDS OF NATIVE SPEAKERS IN YOUR IMMEDIATE COMMUNITY, SUCH AS YOUR FRIENDS, THEIR FAMILIES, YOUR COWORKERS, CLASSMATES, EMPLOYEES AT THE COFFEE SHOPS, SUPERMARKET, POST-OFFICE AND OTHER PLACES YOU VISIT. IF YOU’RE LEARNING IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY, INCREASE YOUR PRACTICE TIME BY MEETING YOUR CLASSMATES AFTER CLASS, FINDING AN LANGUAGE EXCHANGE PARTNER OR JOINING AN ONLINE COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS.

2. REFLECT ON YOUR CONVERSATIONS
AFTER YOUR CONVERSATION IS OVER, TAKE A MOMENT TO REFLECT. HOW DID IT GO? HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK YOU UNDERSTOOD? HOW COMFORTABLE DID YOU FEEL WITH THAT SUBJECT MATTER? DID YOU ENCOUNTER ANY UNKNOWN WORDS? THE MERE ACT OF THINKING ABOUT IT IN THIS WAY WILL INCREASE YOUR CONFIDENCE FOR THE NEXT TIME YOU SPEAK (AND GIVE YOUR TARGETED THINGS TO WORK ON, FOR EXAMPLE VOCABULARY YOU DIDN’T UNDERSTAND).

3. LISTEN AND READ
YOU NEED WORDS IN ORDER TO TALK, RIGHT? CLASS TIME IS GREAT FOR LEARNING VOCABULARY, BUT THERE ARE OTHER WAYS YOU CAN INCREASE YOURS: WATCH MOVIES, LISTEN TO MUSIC, THE RADIO AND TO PODCASTS. READ BOOKS, MAGAZINES AND BLOGS. WHEN LISTENING AND READING, FIND NEW AND INTERESTING EXPRESSIONS, SLANG TERMS AND SYNONYMS, WRITE DOWN THIS NEW MATERIAL AND LOOK UP ANYTHING YOU’RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH. ALL THIS WILL PROVIDE MORE “MEAT” FOR YOU TO USE NEXT TIME YOU PRACTICE.

4. PREPARE CHEAT SHEETS
PART OF NERVOUSNESS AROUND SPEAKING IS THE FEELING OF NOT KNOWING WHAT TO SAY. TO COMBAT THIS, PREPARE A CHEAT SHEET. ARE YOU GOING TO THE DOCTOR’S? BEFORE YOUR APPOINTMENT, RESEARCH VOCABULARY RELATING TO YOUR CONDITION AND SOME COMMON PHRASES YOU’LL PROBABLY NEED. USE THE TECHNIQUE BEFORE GOING TO PAY A BILL, EATING AT A RESTAURANT, JOB INTERVIEWS, MAKING A COMPLAINT, OR FOR ANY OTHER SITUATION THAT MIGHT MAKE YOU ANXIOUS.

5. PICK UP THE PHONE
MOST PEOPLE FIND PHONE CONVERSATIONS PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING. WHY? BECAUSE ON THE PHONE, WE CAN’T SEE THE OTHER PERSON’S BODY LANGUAGE OR WATCH THEIR MOUTH MOVE, BOTH OF WHICH ARE TOOLS THAT REALLY HELP COMMUNICATION. TO FEEL MORE CONFIDENT ON THE PHONE, START SMALL WITH PHONE CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS – THEN MOVE ON TO MORE CHALLENGING CALLS LIKE MAKING APPOINTMENTS OR INQUIRIES. (THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO USE TIP 4, AND PREPARE A LIST OF QUESTIONS AND USEFUL VOCABULARY TO HELP YOU DURING YOUR CALL!) | image tagged in expanding brain 3 panels | made w/ Imgflip meme maker

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