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Good advice here. Clarinet books, fiddle tunes, saying the notes aloud, focus on frets 5-9. In addition to these tips, I'd add work on reading rhythm. Learn how to divide a beat, divide 2 beats, and divide a 4/4 measure. Then work on triplets, 3/8, 3/4, 6/8 and the patterns that occur in them. While there are very many possible rhythms, most music uses only a limited amount of these. I recommend becoming familiar with these.
Another tip, once you are ready for it, is to read ahead of what you are playing and try to hear the music coming up rather than calculate where it is beat-wise and note-wise.
Another idea. Learn solfege. That will help you hear where you are in the key.
Taken together, with the other tips here, and you have a pretty good recipe for learning to read. I read every day, since I compose and teach composition, and I can finally hear music on the page with more realism than when I was in the 20s or 30s. It takes a very long time to get to that point, but it is a very nice tool to have. For example, when I hear a guitar solo, I can also see the notes that are being played, and before they are played. Of course, my guess about where the music is going is not always right, but it is a reasonable guess most of the time. Does that make sense? I guess I am advocating making reading something internal as well as with the hands.
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