Simply Fluent
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. Fiction teaches you the language. Why stories make vocabulary stick in ways that grammar exercises never will.
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.
