Purchase a Spanish language translation dictionary, a phrase book, basic text book, and basic Spanish grammar book. Also, purchase an assortment of Spanish language newspapers to study.
Next, open up that Spanish language text book and start reading from cover to cover. Let the material soak into your mind. Read the grammar book straight through to the end. And set it aside to refer to later. This gives a good foundation to build further Spanish language skills upon.
Read a Spanish Language Newspaper everyday. Read the paper
starting with the front Page. Circle any words you do not understand.
Look up the words in your Spanish language dictionary. Try to read
the sentence again with new understanding. Write down phrases you
did not know in a notebook with their translation. Refer to these
throughout the day until the words are memorized.
Watch Spanish language television everyday for at least 1 hour. Try to get involved with what's going on in the story lines or news.
Purchase conversational Spanish Language Tapes and listen to them. Try to repeat the words.
Search for websites that teach Spanish online to continue improving language skills. After several months you should find comprehension improved. And carrying on a basic conversation in Spanish a bit easier.
And remember education never stops. Keep striving to improve your Spanish language skills daily.