As a beginner, docs can appear scary to read. There are so many terms that it feels like reading a dictionary.
I put forward an approach I tried over a period of time.
I mention "period of time" because it can take time to get used to reading docs. Especially when some of them are dense with information that you are just started to understand.
Here are a few tips:
Don't try to read it like a storybook or novel.
Don't expect it should be understood in the first reading.
Try to read it as slowly as possible. Pause if you lose track and get lost in reading.
Try the examples, it makes sense to see how the theory works in examples
Don't assume you understood everything, come back later and read it again.
Skip what is hard for today and read what is relatable today. Read about the lesson you just took and skim through sections where things beyond your learning are mentioned. First, try to understand a bit about what you understood and then move on to understand it better.
Read more of the words or concepts that you don't relate to.
It is important to note that the docs are the most concise and closest definition of what is. What is, is a combination of different things weaved together at times. This is a question of whether the egg came first or the hen. Some terms are intertwined with each other, they are best understood together, and some are built on top of each other. Some are meant to deal with certain aspects of the language. There are different parts to a language and each one of them has to be understood in the context they are presented.
Read first.
Learn to apply.
Recollect when to apply.
Learning is complete when you remember what needs to be used where, thereafter it is more about understanding how to take a better approach.