{"id":18623,"date":"2024-07-01T14:00:17","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/?p=18623"},"modified":"2024-07-02T05:20:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T03:20:53","slug":"student-qa-july-2024-reading-speed-childrens-books-and-chinese-literature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/student-qa-july-2024-reading-speed-childrens-books-and-chinese-literature\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Q&#038;A, July 2024: Reading speed, children\u2019s books and Chinese literature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-18624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/reading-qa-july-2024-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/reading-qa-july-2024-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/reading-qa-july-2024-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/reading-qa-july-2024-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/reading-qa-july-2024-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/reading-qa-july-2024-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/reading-qa-july-2024.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>This week\u2019s podcast episode (number 204) is a reader and listener Q&amp;A, where I answer three questions about reading comprehension in Chinese.<\/p>\n<p>This time, I&#8217;m answering questions about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How to improve reading speed<\/li>\n<li>What children&#8217;s books to read<\/li>\n<li>How to approach Chinese literature<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Tune in to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/podcast\/\">the Hacking Chinese Podcast<\/a> to listen to the related episode (#204):<\/em><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/hackingchinese\/embed\/episodes\/204---Student-QA--July-2024-Reading-speed--childrens-books-and-Chinese-literature-e2kui9n\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<em>Available on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/hacking-chinese-podcast\/id1536284827\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zODhlYjllOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==\">Google Podcast<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1536284827\/hacking-chinese-podcast\">Overcast<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5iCRv1jg3j3yJZGJlYVYaO\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/q5hRDt4mjis\">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0and many other platforms!<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Links to things mentioned in the introduction<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/chinese-reading-challenge\/\">Chinese reading challenge, July 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Links for question #1<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/how-important-is-reading-speed-on-tests-like-hsk-and-tocfl\/\">How important is reading speed on tests like HSK and TOCFL?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/chinese-reading-speed-revisited\/\">Chinese reading speed revisited<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/the-illusion-of-advanced-learning-and-what-to-do-about-it\/\">Seeing through the illusion of advanced Chinese learning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/introduction-extensive-reading-chinese-learners\/\">An introduction to extensive reading for Chinese learners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/beyond-ting-bu-dong-part-3-using-what-you-already-know-to-aid-listening-comprehension-in-chinese\/\">Beyond t\u012bng bu d\u01d2ng, part 3: Using what you already know to aid listening comprehension in Chinese<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5Nk8ZAgawr\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/introduction-extensive-reading-chinese-learners\/\">An introduction to extensive reading for Chinese learners<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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