Read with attention.
Notice what kind of material you are reading, and adjust your reading style.
Read poetry out loud more than once: to yourself, or to a listener.
Read literature out loud as well as silently; listen to the voices of the author and the characters.
Scan textbook chapters before reading. SQ3R
Look for the structure of the material as you read.
Read chapter headings and subheadings.
Note topic sentences and chapter questions.
Read and take notes.
Look up unknown words.