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Improvement in recitation comes from a handful of habits practised deliberately, not from reading more pages quickly.
First, listen daily to a reciter you can follow. Ten minutes of attentive listening trains the ear far more than an hour of background audio.
Second, recite aloud. Silent reading hides mistakes; the voice exposes them. Record yourself occasionally and listen back — most students hear errors on the recording that they missed while reciting.
Third, slow down. Speed is a by-product of accuracy, never a substitute for it. Reciting one page carefully is worth five pages rushed.
Fourth, revisit the same passage across several sessions. Familiar text lets you focus on articulation and pausing rather than decoding.
Fifth, get corrected regularly. A weekly session with a qualified teacher catches drift before it becomes habit.
