I have my own reading habits and study techniques. I usually like to read in my bedroom. First, I fix my bed and clean the surface. I don't like too much stuff, around me like papers and cloths. It is important to me to concentrate on my reading. Before I start reading, I prepare some materials like pen and dictionary because I may not understand some of the words. I prefer a quiet enviaronment for that reason, I don't listen music or radio. Evening time is the best for me to read, things usually getting quiet at night. I also like to have a cup of coffee, that helps me not to get bored and sleepy, and of course some snacks too such as crackers and cookies. This is how I read most of the time, when I am at home.
Reading several kinds of books helps me to improve my English skills. Since I. start reading fiction and non-fiction books my vocabulary increases by some level. For instance, whenever I read a book, I learn new words that I don't know, and also how to use them properly on the sentence. In this way, the more I know new words the more I understand what's the article all about. Reading also helps me to increase my understanding capacity. Which is by practicing and understanding new words every time my understanding becomes better, which means that it helps me to get away from reading word by word and focus more on the whole idea. Another thing is that by reading some article I learn how to use the grammar because every time when we speak, we say some words wrongly for example, we sometimes say "you was there" instead of saying "you were there". How ever, in reading always the grammar is correct, so in this way I know how to use the correct grammar. Generally from my experience, reading is the best way of to learn and understand English.