You love reading Italian books and use them as a way to practice – and improve – your Italian skills, but it seems you easily forget what you learned. You feel as if you cannot retain new words, and, after a short while, you don’t remember much about the book.
You enjoy your reading experience, but you’re also a bit frustrated because you think it could be more useful and effective as a language practice. I have experienced the same feeling, and I know what you need: a reading journal. A reading journal is a companion, a tool that helps you reflect on what you read and remember it better.
I read books to practice my English skills, and even though I have always loved this activity, it became really effective as a language practice only when I started keeping a reading journal. Before doing that, I felt it was really difficult for me to memorize new words and grammar elements. When I started writing down notes, keeping track of my reading experience step by step, I realized I was able to retain way more about the book. Also, the notes are always there for me to review and go back to!
The reading journal has been a real game-changer for me when using books as a language practice. This is why I decided to create a reading journal you can use for your Italian practice. Based on my personal experience with English books, I designed it with different sections to write about your expectations before reading, then about the plot, the characters, the setting, and other elements, and obviously, sections to reflect on the book after reading it. Needless to say, there are also sections specifically focused on language elements like vocabulary and grammar.
My Diario di lettura is an Italian reading journal designed to enrich your reading experience in Italian.
If you read in Italian or want to try doing it, this Italian reading journal can be a precious companion. It can be a tool to keep with you to write down notes about different elements of the book, not only language elements, but meaning and content as well. By writing things down and following the prompts given, you will actively use the language, which is always the best way to memorize new elements and improve your skills.
What it is
Diario di lettura is an Italian reading journal, a reading companion I designed for you to make the most of your reading experience in Italian. It contains preliminary sections to reflect on the book before reading it, then sections about the plot, the characters, the historical and geographical setting, the various chapters, and the language (vocabulary, grammar, structure building, and more). It is full of questions, prompts, and ideas to enrich your reading experience and even explore further than that – always using the Italian language.
What’s inside
- A downloadable A4 PDF with more than 40 pages of reading prompts and ideas
- Preliminary sections about the book, the author, the cover, and your expectations before reading the book
- Sections about the setting, the characters, and the chapters
- Sections to reflect on the book after reading it
- Sections specifically about the Italian language
- Much more you’ll find out while using it!
Click here to watch a video and see the Diario di lettura in detail (the video is in Italian).
It is for you if
- You read in Italian or want to try doing it
- Your level is at least B1 – Intermediate
- You want to take time to reflect on your reading
It is not for you if
- Reading is not an activity you like
- You are an absolute beginner in Italian
- You don’t like slow activities
Please note that the reading journal is in Italian, and you have to be at least intermediate to use it fully.
Also, my Italian reading journal is NOT designed for a specific Italian book; it can be used for any book you might read. This means that you can reuse it as many times as you want.