Seconding reading Crafting Interpreters but writing with a different language. I took it as an excuse to hone my Rust skills, as well as learn the behind the scenes of the compiler. I don't think I would have learned nearly as much if I didn't have to read a paragraph, stop, and then really thoroughly examine the ideas/assumptions behind it to ensure an accurate translation.

Another strategy I used was to look at the title of the chapter, then work ahead as much as possible to implement that. It really helped my learning process to naturally explore the problem space myself, then read through and see how my naive attempts compared to a more seasoned implementation. But as the parent said, ymmv!