Don't get bogged down in difficult words or sentence structure. If you get confused, go back to the topic sentence and try to strip the material of all the modifying phrases. Until you get the sense of the material, the details may just confuse you. If you are taking notes, wait to do so until you thoroughly understand the material and can condense it in your own words. Ask yourself the questions you formulated before you read the material and answer them, out loud if you like.
Verbal recitation can be an effective way to organize and remember the material.
Continue this process until you really know the material. This method involves selecting and organizing the essential points in your own words. Writing them down can be an aid to effective learning just as saying them out loud can be. Underline or Highlight. You should use this method only after you read through all the material.