The textbook-reading formula can be summarized in the mnemonic PR2.
Most people begin reading textbooks in the wrong way.
After glancing at the title, they just plunge right in at the first word, paying little attention to meaning clues as they go, highlighting what suits them, and then closing the book right after reading. However, most people who use this approach to reading textbooks get little out of their reading. The first step in changing this ineffective approach to textbooks involves pre-reading activities. The pre-reading suggestions given here are only a few of those practiced by effective readers. They can actually save study time.