Reading is about more than just decoding the words and sentences. It's about thinking and reasoning and truly engaging with the material. Here is an example of a more active reading approach.

0:00 The paragraph in question
1:20 Some ways to approach learning from this paragraph
2:08 How I read it
5:17 What does reading something actually mean?

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Here's the video I plug at the end: What Speed readers won’t tell you    • What Speed Readers Won't Tell You  

Here is the book that I took the paragraph from: Emling, S. (2009). The fossil hunter: dinosaurs, evolution, and the woman whose discoveries changed the world. St. Martin's Press. https://bookshop.org/a/91541/97802301... (I am a bookshop.org affiliate, which means I get small commission if you purchase through this link.)

I should say that there is more to good reading than what I have outlined in the video, but at least it demonstrates some basics.

For a concise summary of what good readers do, check out the first page of the following article: Duke, N. K., & Pearson, P. D. (2009). Effective practices for developing reading comprehension. Journal of education, 189(12), 107122. https://assetpdf.scinapse.io/prod/45...

Happy reading!