Mix up your activities: read your e-mail for awhile, read a book for awhile, do your homework for awhile. Repeat. Have snacks handy. 
•    Learn while you read—the one does not exclude the other. 
•    Read in small bytes—10 minutes on the way to and from school, 15 minutes before going to sleep, 10 minutes waiting for friends to pick you up. That totals 45     minutes—a good-sized Daily Reading Total (DRT). 
•    Join a book discussion group at your school or public library, or online: www.ala.org/teenhoopla is a good one. 
•    Realize your reading speed increases the more you read. 
•    Realize that time goes faster when you are reading for the fun of it. 
•    Read what you are passionate about. 
•    Find the right book or magazine for you. 
•    Keep a list of what you read and compare it to lists of Best Books, Quick Picks, or Outstanding Books for the College Bound. 
•    Write about what you read. 
•    Realize reading for the fun of it is a good way to relax. 
•    Talk about your reading with friends and family.