The document provides guidance on the difference between active and passive reading and strategies for active reading. It notes that passive reading lacks purpose and engagement with the text, while active reading involves setting goals, using strategies like previewing structure and key details, relating ideas to prior knowledge, and regularly reviewing to improve understanding and memory. It then outlines specific tools for active reading, including using questions, surveys, and recitation to actively engage with the text.

3. Reading: a step by step climb toward understanding

7. Don’t let Reading overwhelm you

10. Avoid the Reading race