The SQ3R Reading Technique for Beginners

SQ3R (survey, question, read, recite, review)

1. Survey (read the title, sub-titles, heading, sub-headings)
2. Question (formulate questions about the reading text-Who, what, when, where, why, how)
3.  Read (first reading) (read and MENTALLY try to answer the questions in b)
4. Recite (second reading) (ORALLY answer the questions)
5.  Review (go back to the questions or recall other important details)