Reading Skills and Comprehension mind maps

Reading skills and comprehension mind maps

These community-made maps bring together reading techniques and ways to approach texts. Skimming looks at finding the general idea of a text, while Skimming and Scanning covers both techniques. English Close Reading includes tone, word choice and imagery.

Choose a starting point

Start with Skimming if you want to focus on one technique. For a broader view, Strategies for reading comprehension includes identifying the purpose of reading. If you want to look at questions, Section A includes retrieval and using examples from a text.

Follow the branches of a map, then try describing the technique in your own words. Return to it when you want to check a detail. When you are ready to practise with questions or review terms separately, switch to a quiz or flashcards on the unit page.

Pick a map that matches the skill you want to work on.