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Underline or highlight only 2–3 key points or words per section.

Encourages readers to connect new data to prior knowledge ("schemata") to form a unified mental image. 97 Till - Gist

Divide the text into manageable sections (paragraphs or logical "chunks"). Underline or highlight only 2–3 key points or

By summarizing piece-by-piece, readers don't have to hold massive amounts of unintegrated information in their working memory at once. 97 Till - Gist

While often used for nonfiction, the strategy is repeatable across various domains: Get The Gist - Reading Rockets

The process follows a structured path to move from raw text to a "sophisticated" summary.