• Glance through the title, headings, sub-headings,  introduction & summary, . - to orient yourself  with the purpose of the reading.   
• Be observant of bold face,  italics, maps, diagrams & end-of-the chapter questions.  
  Find 3 to 6 main ideas and focus on these as you read, organizing your thoughts accordingly.

Question:  Transform each  heading into a question.  

• If the heading is "Ten Tricks for Losing Weight ," transform this into a question: "What  are 10 tricks for losing weight?"  Actively seek for answers as you read and become engaged in the learning process.
• Remember:  the better the questions, the better you comprehension.  

Read:   Actively read paragraph sections to find the answers to your questions.  Fill in the
information around the mental structures (schema) you've been building.

•     Marking up the text while reading:
          10% Rule:  Don't highlight more than 10% of the text!!!!!!
          Highlighting everything becomes self-defeating.
          Try writing notes in the margin, like "definition."
          Don't  attempt highlighting until the second reading - when you know what is important.
  
• Think while reading.
     Be active not passive
     Run an active dialogue with yourself .
     Ask yourself  how this information can be useful to you.  
     Jot down  ideas , notes & questions  in the margins as they occur to you - lest they   
     disappear later. 

Recite:  Deepen learning as you read out loud & state memorized information out loud.

After you finish reading a defined section, stop, turn your book upside-down, and answer the questions you have formulated (preferably out loud to reinforce auditory learning). If you are unable to do so, reread the section actively seeking for the answer. 

Review:  Refine your mental organization & build a memory.   

Repetition is key to memorization, so review often in a variety of ways: for example, you can

• Answer all the questions you formulated & those at the end of the chapter.
• Skim through text, noting your comments & highlighted areas.
• Make note/flash  cards that you can study from (questions on one side & answers on  
       the other, formulas, dates, names, definitions , anything to be memorized) 
• Repeat  information you need to know out loud & listen to yourself
• Record  important information in a tape recorder & listen to  it often
• Make up a  test on the chapter & take it.
• Rewrite & reorganize  the chapter in meaningful ways to suit your learning style:
           Group  info , by definitions, concepts, dates, names, theories, styles...
           Summarize the chapter. 
• Make up  study charts & review  these often
•   Fold a paper like the sample below.  Place questions/terms on the left & quiz  yourself.

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Definitions Habit=repeated  action    Virtue = good habits Vice = bad habits

Make Reading a habit

Review these  study sheets repeatedly. 
Repetition is the key to memorization.