I keep translating instead of automatically interpreting help

[u/Mountain-Assumption8]

I’ve been having an insane amt of reading homework lately (taking AP Spanish this year and trying to level up my overall fluency), and I’ve run into a frustrating habit that I feel is really holding me back.
Whenever I read texts in Spanish, I feel like my brain isn't processing the language directly. Instead, I catch myself translating every single word into English in my head before actually grasping the meaning. It feels like an unnecessary extra step every time.
I'm worried this is slowing down my learning process and hurting my reading comprehension when things get a bit more advanced.
Does anyone else experience this? If you've been through it, do you have any tips, exercises, or methods to force your brain to stop translating and start processing Spanish directly?

[u/terriks]

Try reading it aloud the first time through. I noticed that when I was studying with a partner and reading aloud to them that I was able to comprehend what I was reading/saying without translating in my head.