How to Improve Reading Fluency

Reading fluently takes regular practice. As you practice, follow the suggestions below to get the most from your effort.

Steps:

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   Read for main ideas first rather than try to understand every word. Try to answer the basic question: Who is involved? What is the problem or situation? Where does the action take place? When did this happen? Why did it happen? How can this be resolved? Don't worry about details at first. Comprehension will improve naturally as your skills increase with time.
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   If you believe a word is important, try to guess the meaning of the word by relating it with other words. For example, if you read "The dog growled angrily but he didn't bite", you could easily guess that "growl" is a verb but it is not a good action because it goes with the adverb "angrily". The dog "didn't bite", so you might guess that it just made a sound. Although you may not know if "growl" is the same as "bark", you know that it's close. As you are first learning to read fluently, that is enough.
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   Use your knowledge of word parts (See link below) to analyze new words that you meet.
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   Try to improve your reading speed by following the tips below.
5.  Tips:
   • Practice reading every day. When you're done practicing, practice some more. Then, practice some more! If you choose texts that you enjoy, this will be easier than it seems. Good luck!
   • Look at text as word groups, not as individual words. For example, "The young man stopped at the door before entering" is nine words but when you read in groups, you might look at the sentence in three groups: "The young man" then "stopped at the door" then "before entering".
   • Move your eyes steadily across the page as you read. Researchers have watched the eyes of readers and found that good readers consistently move their eyes forward while slower readers often stop and move backwards to check understanding. As you practice always moving forward, your brain will learn to quickly grasp the meaning of text.
   • Avoid using your "inner voice" to sound out the words you read. Voicing each word is actually a good exercise to help students learn to speak English, but it only slows you down when reading.
6.  Source: wikihow.com