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B”H I have been a teacher for over 20 years in various Yeshivos focusing on skills improvement. What I am writing is from advice I give to students and try to apply in my teaching. I cannot be certain that my advice here is relevant to your specific case since it is unclear what skill set needs improvement. But I hope what I write can be somewhat helfpul. B”H we live in an era where many quality works have been published focusing on skills in reading. For Loshon Hamikra a refresher on dikduk is often helpful. Whereas any longtime learner will know the basics, often precise knowledge of בניניים, לשון זכר ונקבה יחיד ורבים, Subject, Verb, Object and recognizing how to detect the שורש makes the difference between “basically getting it” to “precise translation”. I highly recommend “The Guide to Lashon Hakodesh” by Nachman Marcuson, Vol. I & II. Perhaps Volume II which is more advanced will be helpful to the more seasoned students who have not mastered dikduk but know the basics and more.
For Aramaic, besides R. Carmell’s work mentioned earlier in the comments, I recommend “Understanding the Talmud: A Systematic Guide to Talmudic Structure & Methodology” by Rabbi Feigenbaum and Rabbi Frank’s “Practical Talmudic Dictionary”. Both works focus on Gemara structures and keywords, and important skill to smoother Gemara reading. The seasoned student will know a lot, but still might be missing some important vocabulary or precision in what they do know. A search under “Gemara skills” or “Chumash skills” etc. on the internet will also bring up many useful resources. Hatzlacha Rabba!

I would like to return the conversation to the original question and share a thought with the readership. I ask that my words be reflected upon even if it is not the popular way of thinking. I also ask that this not turn into a bashing/defense of the State of Israel. To be sure, the presentation is certainly תלוי באשלי רברבי, but please listen to the words themselves and see if they resonate with you after some time. This is being written in the midst of the Corona pandemic which served as an impetus to crystallize these thoughts in my mind. ד’ ישלח ישועות לכל בנ”י בקרוב!

The Gemara in Megilla (17b) states in explaining the order of the brachos of Shemone Esrei that the second step in the Geula process is Kibbutz Galuyos as alluded to by the blessing of תקע בשופר, the first is the blossoming of the trees on the mountains on Eretz Yisrael alluded to by ברך עלינו. Only later, after more intermediate steps, comes the arrival of Mashiach. The Beis HaMikdash is built either before or after Mashiach comes. (See Rashi (carefully) vs. Maharsha on that Gemara.) Perhaps one of the עיכובים of Mashiach’s coming, is the fact that the majority of Jewry has not taken up the call of Kibutz Galuyos. (See עיון תפילה in the סידור אוצר התפילות who takes it for granted that one cannot meaningfully daven for Kibutz Galuyos and simultaneously not seek the opportunity to move to Eretz Yisrael – I add : at least minimally to investigate if it can be feasible.) To be sure, as many Rabbanim have pointed out, one must be careful in making Aliya to provide for a proper environment for his family and proper educational frameworks for children. But it would appear to me that not enough are seriously considering this important opportunity which Hashem HaTov has provided for us and to are too quick to dismiss it either based on apathy or problems they’ve heard of without investigation if they can be overcome. Making a decision based on כאן נמצא כאן היה when there are indications that Hashem’s will might just be otherwise is never advisable.

Such a move requires great motivation: to uproot one’s family, environment, cultural framework and daily habits. I humbly recommend to read “To Dwell in the Palace” available here: link removed  and/or “A Drop in the Ocean” by Rav Moshe Lichtman to awaken the love of Eretz Yisrael. These hopefully will provide the inspiration to start one’s journey which hopefully will result in transplantation of more families to the Holy Land which hopefully, in addition to Klal Yisrael’s fulfilling more fully the mitzvah of Yishuv Eretz Yisrael, will bring the redemption closer.