German reading (see German Reading & Writing) has two built-in advantages worth using deliberately: capitalized nouns and generally consistent spelling.
Before reading a sentence in detail, quickly scan its capitalized words to identify the nouns — this gives you a rough sentence skeleton before you dive into the finer grammatical details.
When you hit a long compound word mid-sentence, pause briefly to mentally split it into parts rather than skipping it or guessing — this keeps your reading comprehension accurate rather than approximately correct.
Since German spelling maps fairly reliably to pronunciation, you can often correctly guess how to pronounce a new word encountered while reading — use this to build pronunciation alongside reading rather than treating them as separate skills.
Simple, real content at your level builds more genuine reading confidence and speed than struggling through long, complex texts too early.
See also the reference page: German Reading & Writing.
Quickly scanning capitalized words before reading in detail gives you a rough sentence skeleton — identifying the nouns first, before diving into the finer grammar.
No — pausing briefly to mentally decompose them into their parts keeps your comprehension accurate, rather than skipping or guessing and reading only approximately correctly.
Yes — since spelling maps fairly reliably to pronunciation, you can often correctly guess how to say a new word encountered while reading, building both skills together.
Short, real content at your level builds more genuine reading confidence and speed than struggling through long, complex texts too early.