Buy a book written for children. Books written for children use the simplest words and grammar to get their meaning across making them ideal for a beginning reader of any age.
Purchase a Spanish to English dictionary. You will use this valuable resource often when you begin reading Spanish.
Print articles and stories you find on the Internet. Spanish newspapers are a great source for stories and articles. You can print these free and read them several times while checking the vocabulary in a Spanish to English dictionary. A good Spanish language newspaper site to visit is lasemanadelsur.com. If you are interested in a newspaper from a particular Spanish-speaking nation, look at libraries.mit.edu/guides/types/flnews/spanish.html for a list of newspapers from Spanish-speaking countries around the world.
Alternately, buy a Spanish language magazine. Most large retail bookstores now carry Spanish language magazines and newspapers. Armed with your Spanish to English dictionary, a single issue of a magazine can help you learn to read Spanish much faster than you thought possible.
Break down what you are reading into paragraphs and read it through at least twice, even if you don't understand a word of what you are reading. Once you have completed reading the passage you can begin looking up the words that you don't understand in your Spanish to English dictionary. Once you grasp the meaning of what you have read, read it again. Then move on to the next paragraph. After each additional paragraph, read the previous paragraphs again before continuing. Each time a paragraph is read you should find it easier to both read and understand. By the time you have completed the entire piece you will have learned several new words and be able to read through your next project even faster.
Look for sources online to help you with your reading. Websites can be a great tool for learning grammar and vocabulary rules. A good site to visit is braser.com for their lists of grammar rules and vocabulary words.
Rosettastone.com offers an interactive computer language program that not only teaches to you speak Spanish but also how to read the language. Visit this website and try their free Spanish demo to see if it might interest you.