534: How to read any language when you're a beginner
From StoryLearning Podcast by Olly Richards
June 3, 2026 · 16 min · Episode 534
About this episode
In this episode, Olly Richards discusses how to transition from being a complete beginner to reading in a new language, using his experience of learning Italian in 90 days.
👉 Grab your FREE Language Goal Planner https://l.storylearning.com/goal_plan How do you bridge the gap between being a complete beginner and not being able to read anything and then doing what I did a few years ago, which is to learn Italian from scratch in 90 days through reading? That's what I'm going to cover in this episode. Mentioned in this episode: Olly Italian project playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9F81zlDaaE&list=PLQJscr8iS4eEuHPHQerHMBxZ68O8jiq12 Details of the materials I used as a beginner are on my Italian project page: https://storylearning.com/italian-project-home 👉 Got a question you want Olly to answer on the podcast? Submit it here: https://storylearning.com/ask_Olly_your_question 👉 Get a 7-day FREE trial to one of my story-based language courses: https://storylearning.com/Language_Courses 👉 Check out my all-inclusive VIP language programme with guaranteed results: https://storylearning.com/StoryLearning_VIP_Info #storylearning #learnthroughstories
People in this episode
Host: Olly Richards
Topics covered
- language learning
- reading skills
- beginner strategies
- Italian language
- language courses
Keywords
- language learning
- reading
- Italian
- beginner
- language courses
- story-based learning
- Olly Richards
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: StoryLearning, storylearning.com
Books & works: Olly Italian project playlist, Italian project page
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