bas yisroel – i agree with bygirl93 – after understand it, practice it again and again, until can read it thoroughly, as if will be tested on it. then go to next one. eventually, you’ll get the flow of it and you’ll be more used to the vocabulary. nice idea is to hook up with someone who knows less than you, like a ba’alas teshuva and/or younger girl – prepare first and then do it with other person. it takes time, but if really want to, not as much time as you would think to become proficient.
and i think it’s wonderful that you’re working on reading meforshim!