Improving your Reading Comprehension

The best way to improve your reading comprehension is to read – as much as you can, whenever you can. Here are some useful tips and links that will help you improve your reading comprehension.

 

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Tips on Improving your Reading Comprehension

Read books

Find an author you like and choose a graded reader appropriate to your level.
e.g. Agatha Christie

 

Read newspaper articles

Read newspapers from around the world.

• The Wall Street Journal
• The New York Times
• The Times
• The Australian
• The Globe and Mail

 

Read magazines

Read current affairs stories available through online magazines.

• www.usnews.com
• www.economist.com
• www.time.com/time

Read online

Read short stories in a variety of genres, or just browse online for items that interest you.

• www.cdlponline.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity1&topicID=8&storyID=90
• www.cdlponline.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity1&topicID=1&storyID=101
• www.1-language.com/library/chinatales/index.htm
• www.aesopfables.com/
• www.macmillanenglish.com/reading-keys-new-edition/resources/

 

Find a reading club

Join a local book club, or an online book club, so you can discuss books you have read. Find
a language exchange, or a group or activity locally where you can talk to native speakers.

 

Read everything!

Read everything in English – notices, tickets, user guides, recipes, job ads, blogs, etc.