To this I'd add writing questions as you go through each chapter, then after finishing the chapter, answer the questions you come up with in as much detail as p

To this I'd add writing questions as you go through each chapter, then after finishing the chapter, answer the questions you come up with in as much detail as possible. This also helps force recall (and is supported by some cognitive psych studies) and, by doing so, memory consolidation. When I was TA'ing in grad school, this is a method I'd show my struggling students, and it almost invariably helped their grades.