• As you are reading, highlight/underline important information. Don't highlight everything.

• Break up the reading. If possible, do a little each night vs. all the night before.

• Stay focused.

• Be prepared--you'll read a lot more in college than you did in high school.

• Read captions under the pictures, graphs, etc.

• Write in your book--anything that will help you recall the information.

• If the information is confusing, ask your professor or TA for help.

• Read before class.

• Don't sit on the bed. You'll fall asleep!

• Read in a place where there is good lighting.

• Use a post-it note to mark important sections and passages.

• Take notes in the margins.

• Answer the study questions at the end of the chapter.