Effective Reading and Notetaking - OpenStax

memorization. It involves engagement and effort. Effective reading is an active process: you are activating your mind to make connections, process information, organize, and build understanding. Brain scans show that reading (over time) can actually change brain anatomy.1 Active reading, sometimes called recursive reading, applies six processes:

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