You don't activate a dictionary or grammar book as such. If the grammar book has exercises asking you to fill in the correct grammar then that's the activation. If the books you have don't do that find some exercise books in the langauge that you are learning or developing and do the exercises. Further activation is using the language and classroom activation if you are studying it formally.
Mind mapping as part of activation is pulling the information together so you have a method for reviewing and seeing what you got from the book. It is not the only method of activation.
Activation consists of , Mind probing, superreading and dipping, skittering, image plus anything that you find brings your mind into bring forth the information from what youv'e Photoread.
This can come from other books, image streaming, freenoting, free mind mapping (mind mapping your thoughts about the book before manually activating with superreading and dipping) the possiblities are endless.
Alex
[This message has been edited by Alex K. Viefhaus (edited March 10, 2005).]