{"id":7581,"date":"2022-05-31T09:57:54","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T08:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carmeleespanolonline.com\/blog\/?p=7581"},"modified":"2022-05-31T09:57:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T08:57:57","slug":"7-benefits-of-reading-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carmeleespanolonline.com\/blog\/en\/7-benefits-of-reading-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Benefits of reading in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7581\" class=\"elementor elementor-7581\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c800ecc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c800ecc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4bb547a\" data-id=\"4bb547a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c689f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c689f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Today a fellow Spanish teacher, Mois\u00e9s S. Ric\u00f3n from <a href=\"https:\/\/podcastfromspain.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Podcast from Spain<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/spanishreading.online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spanish Reading<\/a> will talk to us <strong>about the benefits of reading in Spanish.<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Do you like reading?<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Are you a little lazy and don&#8217;t dare?<\/strong><\/p><p>Well, Moses gives us some good reasons why you should start reading to improve your understanding.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4075bc4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4075bc4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fb0d84\" data-id=\"8fb0d84\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d7337a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d7337a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/spanishreading.online\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"386\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/carmeleespanolonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2022-05-17-a-las-18.32.08.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7434\" alt=\"Spanish reading online\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carmeleespanolonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2022-05-17-a-las-18.32.08.png 386w, https:\/\/carmeleespanolonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2022-05-17-a-las-18.32.08-300x162.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f533a1\" data-id=\"6f533a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c71f938 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c71f938\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/podcastfromspain.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"304\" height=\"254\" src=\"https:\/\/carmeleespanolonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2022-05-17-a-las-18.32.00.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7435\" alt=\"Podcast from Spain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carmeleespanolonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2022-05-17-a-las-18.32.00.png 304w, https:\/\/carmeleespanolonline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Captura-de-pantalla-2022-05-17-a-las-18.32.00-300x251.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbee021 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bbee021\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3be52cb\" data-id=\"3be52cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43db1af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43db1af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reading comprehension is one of the skills that all students say they can do better in the early stages of learning a language.<\/p><p>Therefore, it is usually one of the tasks that they eliminate very early in their study plan.<\/p><p>But what many of them forget is that the <strong>benefits of reading are very great when it comes to learning a language.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Reading every day in Spanish will help you improve all the skills that you must master when you learn a language.<\/strong> And I&#8217;m going to explain why.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c53882 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c53882\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72031cc\" data-id=\"72031cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-701b9ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"701b9ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Why is it important to read in a foreign language?<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b361ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b361ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c4fc78\" data-id=\"2c4fc78\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec31559 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec31559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Below we will describe at least 7 of the most important benefits<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Alternar tabla de contenidos\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #1e73be;color:#1e73be\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #1e73be;color:#1e73be\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/carmeleespanolonline.com\/blog\/en\/7-benefits-of-reading-in-spanish\/#Expand_your_vocabulary_through_reading\" >Expand your vocabulary through reading.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/carmeleespanolonline.com\/blog\/en\/7-benefits-of-reading-in-spanish\/#With_reading_you_can_put_the_vocabulary_in_context\" >With reading you can put the vocabulary in context<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/carmeleespanolonline.com\/blog\/en\/7-benefits-of-reading-in-spanish\/#Exposure_to_useful_and_natural_language\" >Exposure to useful and natural language<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/carmeleespanolonline.com\/blog\/en\/7-benefits-of-reading-in-spanish\/#Reading_is_easy_because_it_can_be_done_anywhere\" >Reading is easy because it can be done anywhere<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/carmeleespanolonline.com\/blog\/en\/7-benefits-of-reading-in-spanish\/#With_reading_you_can_reach_a_higher_level\" >With reading you can reach a higher level<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/carmeleespanolonline.com\/blog\/en\/7-benefits-of-reading-in-spanish\/#Improve_your_language_skills\" >Improve your language skills<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/carmeleespanolonline.com\/blog\/en\/7-benefits-of-reading-in-spanish\/#Reading_gets_you_into_the_language_and_connects_you_with_the_culture\" >Reading gets you into the language and connects you with the culture<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Expand_your_vocabulary_through_reading\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #1563ab;\">Expand your vocabulary through reading.<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p>Surely this is one <strong>of the benefits that everyone is most clear about<\/strong>. Through reading you can learn many new words.<\/p><p>Books, articles, or any other reading material are endless sources of words to learn and new phrases to remember.<\/p><p>Depending on the type of vocabulary you are interested in learning, you could choose from different genres.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The more you read, the more you will enrich your vocabulary.<\/strong><\/p><p>And as you surely know, this is one of the most important tasks for any language learner.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0593591 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0593591\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f013da\" data-id=\"5f013da\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6390dd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6390dd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"With_reading_you_can_put_the_vocabulary_in_context\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #1563ab;\">With reading you can put the vocabulary in context<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p>Whenever you read, you contextualize. So <strong>reading allows you to practice the target language in its context.<\/strong><\/p><p>This is because words and phrases are never isolated.<\/p><p>The new vocabulary that you can find is always surrounded by other words and ideas that help you understand it, so you can make connections with it in your brain and remember it more easily.<\/p><p>Learning vocabulary in context is much <strong>more effective than trying to remember lists of words<\/strong> (like the ones you used to study for exams in school).<\/p><p>Context makes reading a powerful tool for finding new vocabulary in its natural \u00abenvironment.\u00bb<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb02695 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb02695\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d9613ca\" data-id=\"d9613ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c6f82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61c6f82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Exposure_to_useful_and_natural_language\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #1563ab;\">Exposure to useful and natural language<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p><strong>Reading allows you to immerse yourself in useful and natural language.<\/strong><\/p><p>As the vocabulary comes up over and over again, <strong>this frequent repetition<\/strong> of the language is going to be key to memorizing words.<\/p><p>Obviously, you shouldn&#8217;t just limit yourself to reading, because <a href=\"https:\/\/podcastfromspain.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">audio resources<\/a> are also very important to broaden your language skills.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-635a7c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"635a7c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c5adf8\" data-id=\"6c5adf8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-050c3be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"050c3be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reading_is_easy_because_it_can_be_done_anywhere\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #1563ab;\">Reading is easy because it can be done anywhere<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p>As a Spanish teacher and language student, I am the first to say that you have to speak to learn and master the target language, pronounce better and be able to imitate the rhythm or music of the language.<\/p><p>You can talk to yourself, in your head; and in fact, it is something that you have to try to do every day.<\/p><p>But if you&#8217;re not confident with it, you can always read. <em>When we read we reproduce our voice in our heads so it is a good way to practice the language.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>If the text you read also has audio, much better to read and listen at the same time.<\/strong><\/p><p>For introverted people it is a good way to start and for the least it is a good way to continue improving the language.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed73024 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed73024\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe90a54\" data-id=\"fe90a54\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9ad2ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9ad2ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"With_reading_you_can_reach_a_higher_level\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #1563ab;\">With reading you can reach a higher level<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p>It is common to notice a plateau in the journey of learning a language.<\/p><p>And that can happen no matter how long you&#8217;ve been learning a language.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>To solve that problem: read a lot in a foreign language.<\/strong><\/p><p>Read about various topics. This is one of the most powerful strategies to overcome that impasse.<\/p><p>Reading a little every day is perfect.<\/p><p>Articles are good because they tend to be very repetitive. They talk more or less about the same topics and use the same words and expressions.<\/p><p>The downside is that you don&#8217;t come across as many topics, and <strong>newspapers are usually written at an advanced level.<\/strong><\/p><p>Luckily, there are websites that solve this problem. <a href=\"https:\/\/spanishreading.online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spanishreading.online<\/a> is a <strong>site where you can find texts that are based on real newspaper articles<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The site team modifies the originals to adapt them to the different levels. All articles have audio and even some video. And the best thing is, everything is free.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b97a084 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b97a084\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3253707\" data-id=\"3253707\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40a2fda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40a2fda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Improve_your_language_skills\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #1563ab;\">Improve your language skills<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p>Surely you already know that <strong>to master a language you must learn four main skills.<\/strong><\/p><p>You have to understand what you hear. You have to be able to speak.<strong> You must understand what you read.<\/strong> And you have to know how to write.<\/p><p>It is therefore not strange to say that the more you read, the better you will understand what you read. But also, <strong>when you read a lot you will also improve your writing.<\/strong><\/p><p>This is because whenever you read something,<strong> you are passively learning the structure of language, the ideas it conveys, and the rules of grammar.<\/strong><\/p><p>But we should not stop there, these activities are also very beneficial for your speaking and listening skills.<\/p><p>All language skills are linked, because if you enrich your vocabulary by reading, you will also have more vocabulary to speak more precisely but also to understand the vocabulary of a conversation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c560685 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c560685\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c5b278\" data-id=\"0c5b278\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2c8459 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2c8459\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reading_gets_you_into_the_language_and_connects_you_with_the_culture\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #1563ab;\">Reading gets you into the language and connects you with the culture<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p>Another benefit is immersion.<\/p><p>Reading just <strong>10 minutes a day will not only allow you to immerse yourself in the language,<\/strong> <strong>but it will also help you connect with the culture that surrounds it.<\/strong><\/p><p>Excuses like \u00abI won&#8217;t be able to learn this language because I won&#8217;t have the opportunity to use it in everyday life\u00bb are often heard.<\/p><p>But if all those students read a little every day, <strong>they would think differently and make a real connection with Spanish.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a05b7c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a05b7c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e67f35\" data-id=\"8e67f35\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aff3388 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"aff3388\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4a9b2a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4a9b2a9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fec05b\" data-id=\"2fec05b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3031e6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3031e6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Did you like the article?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Have you encouraged yourself to read more in Spanish?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">What kind of reading do you like?<\/p><p>Follow Mois\u00e9s on his pages, he has very good and level material that will help you improve your Spanish.<\/p><p>I also leave you the entry of another article where I tell you about other ways to practice your Spanish in summer<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9af0862 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9af0862\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddda3b8\" data-id=\"ddda3b8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9c7058 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9c7058\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carmeleespanolonline.com\/blog\/en\/practice-spanish-in-the-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\">Keep learning Spanish in summer<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49153cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49153cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ca9d55\" data-id=\"7ca9d55\" 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