what is a good method to help an adult improve on their reading skills?
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I recommend movies with close caption.  Books that are interesting and related to topics the person finds interesting.  Make him read short perios (15 minutes), then have him wrtie a short composition about the book he was reading.  Show him what kind of sentences he is using, and compare them to the gramatical structure of the book.
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By reading books, magazines, listening to radio and other sources where other people use words you don't know or willing to know. \n\nWhen reading a book, take out the unknown words with the whole sentence. Understand its meaning and try to remember the context of the sentence.\n\nAnd next time when you talk to your buddies, try to use the word you just learned. Humans are fast learners. Give it a try.
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Read an English language newspaper (or book) OUT LOUD.  If you just read to yourself (silently), you'll improve your reading skills but reading outloud will improve you speaking (and listening) skills -- it will connect what you hear to what you're saying.  Of course, if possible, practice speaking with native English speakers.  If you don't know native English speakers, then find some other English language learners and have an "English only" gathering.  Don't worry about getting your grammar or pronounciation exactly right (many native English never do!) just keep talking and listening.
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Maybe these will help...\n\nhttp://www.carolhurst.com/\nhttp://www.literacytrust.org.uk/pubs/readerindex.html\nhttp://www.reachforreading.com/\nhttp://www.lessonplans.com
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Check out the Evelyn Wood Speed Reading Course. \nWhen you are there be sure to check out the David Dinkins School Of Speech.
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Get into the habit of reading books loud, this will help you increase the pronunciation and vocabulary skill.\nPractice in front of mirror, \nJust put your mind at ease, your main aim is communication, so try to say what you are thinking.\nUse short sentences, simple words and good pauses. \nYou will do fine
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Speed reading that truly includes good comprehension is a learned and practiced skill, so it can't be learned quickly anyway.   You may want to focus on reading better and more efficiently and getting to the best possible level of reading comprehension.
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i am sorry to say this but there is no other way except practice and read a lot of novels to increase your knowledge and vocab. when you do practice just one or two journals a day and read at least 30 pages of a book a day then you will increase your capability in writing\nwhen the time comes to write things you can easily write\n\n4 steps: plan what to write, write down, re-write (checking the mistakes and etc), and edit
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Good reading skills are dependent on a good vocabulary.  Make a list of the new vocab words from their readers and have a spelling bee.  Only instead of spelling the words, your students have to give their meaning or use the word in a sentence to gain credit.\n\nAnother good one for oral reading is "popcorn."  There are different ways to do this, but I like having one student start a reading selection.  Then, after a paragraph or so, the teacher says, "popcorn!"  and the student must select another student to read and the process starts again.  If your students have confidence in their reading abilities, this can be entirely student directed.\n\nReading poetry aloud is also a great way to build reading skills.  They get a feel for the rhythm of the language.  You may want to model poetry reading before your students try it.
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http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/pubs/readerindex.html\nIn this website you will find suggestions for popular books and how to get students motivated to read.\n\nhttp://www.reading.org\nThe International Reading Association is an organization devoted to further reading and literacy.  It has information and links to current issues.\n\nhttp://www.starfall.com/\nThe starfall reading program is designed for emergent readers.  On this website you can download many resources including storybooks.  There are also activities to go along with the stories.  Writing journals and books are also offered at low costs. \n\nhttp://www.teacher.scholastic.com/\nOn this web page, you can find free tools and resources for the classroom such as: Lesson plans, teaching strategies, and many other tools.
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Get an index card to place under the line that she is reading.  This will help her keep from losing her place.  A colored one might work even better...  But a flourescent one might be hard on the eyes.\n\nBefore she reads, give her an idea of what she's going to be listening for by reading her the questions first... Then tell her to highlight the answers when she finds them.  This will help her to learn to actively listen and search for needed information.\n\nTeach her to read the questions, read the passage, then re-read questions one by one, skimming for the answer.  Find the key word in the question and then search the reading passage for that word.\n\nTalk to her about things like bold print, italics, captions under pictures...  Talk to her about headings and the organization of writing.  Often the first and last sentences in each paragraph tell the story.\n\nLet her know the importance of being able to read to gather information.  There are many reasons to read, including enjoyment.  Make sure that she's having opportunities to read for fun, too.  Not just dreary homework.  Take her to the bookstore and let her buy a book.  It could even be a comic book!  The point is to get her to read.\n\nYou might notice that she is better at reading comprehension in fiction than non-fiction stories.  This is good to know, because you can point out her strength and focus on her area of needed improvement.\n\nLet her see you reading for both pleasure and for gathering information.  Help her to understand that every day reading is important in the real world.\n\nGood luck!
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If you mean improve it with proper english, read quality material. Pretty much, all books are written with proper english and after reading a few, your grammar will automatically start to improve.\n If you mean improve with a more extensive vocabulary, the \nsame as above will help and also browse the dictionary. You\nwill be shocked how much fun learning a few new words everyday will be.
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This site offers a number of tips to increase reading speed.\nhttp://www.indwes.edu/tuesday/speed.htm
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It depends on where you are.  Check out the library or community center in your area and you may find volunteers who are willing to help you.  Read newspapers and magazines - good places to start.  If you have children, or know children, read to them.  If you don't know any  children see if there is a volunteer program at your library where you can read to kids a couple of times a week - many libraries have a story time.  \n\nAs a previous poster indicated, if you wrote your question yourself, your English sounds pretty good.\n\nBest of luck with it.
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Read as much as you can. By reading the work of good writers, you will absorb some of their writing styles and structures. I recommend F. Scott Fitzgerald and the short stories of Alice Munro.  Get a good grammar book and do the exercises that teach how to write correct sentences. See if you can take a grammar course.
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Be very patient, if you are reading along with them don't give them the words they struggle with too quickly - let them try to sound it out themselves - but don't wait until they are frustrated either because then it will make reading less fun.  \n\nOnce the reading part improves, I think the writing part will come more naturally.
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Speed reading for comprehension will do wonders.