Reading something without any audio and without stopping to look up new words or concepts. When you come across something you don't know, you just continue on and do your best to understand the content.
Parent Skills:
Child Techniques: Interlinear reading
Reading something without any audio and without stopping to look up new words or concepts. When you come across something you don't know, you just continue on and do your best to understand the content.
Strengthen knowledge you have
Learn new words through exposure
Go at your own pace
Give yourself exposure to grammar patterns
Freeflow Reading is a broad category of activities. But they all share the same core: you're reading something (without any audio), and aren't stopping to look up or puzzle out new words or concepts. You just keep on reading.
In the intermediate and advanced stages, freeflow reading is one of the easiest and best kinds of activities you can do for your learning. It shouldn't be all of your time, but reading is excellent for reviewing and solidifying vocabulary as well as getting exposure to new words or phrases.
Freeflow reading is best done with content that is slightly above your level, something where you know above 95% of the words. For intermediate learners, this might mean young adult books or graphic novels. And more advanced learners should look for articles or books they already know.
Actually being able to read without tools takes a long time and a lot of words. If you try to do it too early, it might be very frustrating or overwhelming. Keep focused on interactive reading and priming, and with time, you'll be able to freeflow read without problems.
For a more specific guide, check a technique that falls into this category.