It is called the SQ3R method . Survey Glance over the chapter headings and read the final paragraph. Look for a central theme. Try to identify some core ideas on which discussion will concentrate. Find highlighted words, definitions in margins, key sentences and summaries or a synopsis.
Question Go back to the beginning of the chapter and turn the first heading into a question.
This will arouse your curiosity, increase your comprehension, bring to mind information already known and help you to understand the section more quickly. Read To find the answer to your question, read to the end of the first section. Here you are looking for material to clarify arguments and assumptions, to evaluate them and to answer your own questions. Your reading is an active search for the answers. Use your own words and cite an example.