Learn one layer at a time
If you have never read a chart, start with the symbol reference and identify one planet and its sign. Next, read the house and aspect explanations. Trying to interpret every line at once makes it easy to confuse a chart's calculated positions with the meanings assigned to them.
For a worked approach, take a placement such as Venus in Taurus. Identify the planet first, then read the traditional sign theme. Only add a house interpretation if the birth time and house system are known. Finish with a reflection question about your own experience rather than a claim that the placement proves a trait.
When comparing traditions, keep each guide's reference system intact. A Vedic astrology guide and a tropical birth-chart guide need not assign the same sign label to a placement. Follow the stated convention and calculation method. If birth time is missing, the birth chart calculator provides a labeled estimate without an Ascendant or houses; even a planetary sign can be uncertain near a boundary.