Simply Fluent
Ten Minutes a Day or an Hour a Week: Which Works Better?
What research on spaced practice and habits says about reading a little every day versus a lot once a week, and what one missed day does to a new habit.
Why Reading Before Bed Helps Your Language Learning
Sleep helps you keep the new words you read during the day. What memory consolidation research says about reading in your new language before bed.
What Reading in Another Language Does for Your Memory
Why words learned through reading tend to stick better than words from flashcards alone, and how to combine reading and flashcards to build vocabulary.
Why Fiction Is Better Than Textbooks for Language Learning
Textbooks teach you the rules. Novels show you how people talk, joke and feel. What research says about learning a language from fiction.
What Happens in Your Brain When You Read in Another Language
Reading in a second language uses more of your brain than reading in your first. The difficulty you feel is extra work that gets easier with practice.
