1. The document provides steps for effective comprehension of a reading text. It instructs the reader to look at pictures, read the title, read without stopping, circle unknown words, read questions and answers, look up unknown words, and re-read for details. 2. It emphasizes paying attention to synonyms, antonyms, prefixes and suffixes, and confirming information with the text itself rather than making assumptions. 3. Examples provided are exercises on a Costa Rican cuisine dictionary and predicting the content of a text based on an accompanying picture.