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Effective Academic Reading

You are now using a self-study learning resource to help you acquire English vocabulary. Knowing enough vocabulary allows you to concentrate on what the author is saying, instead of constantly interrupting the reading process to look up words you don’t know. However, acquiring an adequate vocabulary is only one of the roads that leads to effective academic reading. In order to be an effective reader, you also need to acquire reading strategies to help you navigate your way through the text.