When you are assigned reading in your textbook, what do you do to make it easier to understand what you are reading?

If I have a reading assignment, I read the article or story in sections. After each section, I take notes on it and review them for a few moments. This practice helps me because not only am I reading the story, but I am also reviewing it in small doses. The end result is that I have read and understood the story or article well enough, if not better, than reading the entire thing and then processing it.
        ―High school senior

When I have a reading assignment I usually will just outline the section or write down bold-faced words and define them.
        ―High school senior

When I am reading Spanish, it is very hard for me to understand. To understand it better, I look up the words I don't know and usually have to read the whole thing more than once.
        ―High school senior

When I read something that is either boring or written in a way that is difficult to understand, I read it a paragraph at a time. After each paragraph I review with myself what happened, and if I still don't know, I read it again, that way I don't have to reread such a large portion of the story to understand it. I used this technique when reading "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight."
        ―High school senior

I always read in my bedroom where it is quiet and I know nothing will distract me. Math is always something I find hard to read. Not only are there letters with numbers but there are also new vocabulary words. I always take it slowly and do not go on until I understand what I just read.
        ―High school senior