Reading Smarter: Essential English Reading Skills is a practical book designed to help university students improve their English reading proficiency. Developed for the course offered by the Department of Foreign Languages, Kasetsart University, this book introduces essential vocabulary skills and effective reading strategies. The book covers word structure analysis, context clues, dictionary use, skimming, scanning, identifying main ideas, recognizing patterns of organization, understanding cohesive devices, and making inferences. Through explanations and practice activities, students develop reading comprehension, build confidence, and become more independent readers.