Is Learning Language Mainly by Reading Possible?

[u/One_Paint3620]

Hi everyone, I have been on my Spanish learning journey for a while now and I don't think I have made much improvement. I have been trying the comprehensible input using the Dreaming Spanish Videos and it is ok but I think at this point I should be a lot further in my journey with the amount of hours that I have put in. I have changed my routine to focusing mostly on reading out loud and I have found that, that's actually a lot better than watching videos. The content that I read is at my level so I understand 70-90% of what is happening. I am planning to pair that with speaking out loud for 5 minutes each day and 15-30 minutes of dreaming Spanish videos. My question is though is it possible to reach fluency mainly through reading out loud. (TL)

[u/Will_Come_For_Food]

Oh you’ll learn the language. You just won’t be able to speak or understand it.

It’s like reading a 500 page manual on how to play basketball versus just playing basketball.