Two handbooks help you read your academic texts strategically and metacognitively.
1. Learn More and Read Faster: A Handbook of Advanced Reading Strategies for College Success, 4th edition, has 31 academic reading strategies and 10 speeding-up drills.
2. Surviving College Reading: A Handbook of Essential Reading Strategies for College Success, 2nd edition, has 16 of the same strategies and 6 speeding-up drills as the advanced handbook.