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Reading Styles

Skimming

Scanning

In-depth reading

Quickly viewing

Preview

Overview

Review

Learn about the ideas presented and the structure of their development

To sample the reading material more thoroughly than you do in a preview

To re-familiarise yourself with material you have previously read thoroughly or skimmed

Familiarity with the material

Quickly locate specific information

Word, numbers, names, ideas, answers to specific study questions

Gain deeper meaning and comprehension of a text.

Research detailed information for an assignment.

Read difficult sections of a text.

Te RAP strategy

The RIDA strategy

The Five S method

SQ3R

For textbook explanations and research articles

Read.

Ask yourself some questions about what you have just read.

Put the answers in your own words

To difficult passage

To descriptive and narrative texts

Read.

Imagine the scene you have just read about.

Describe.

Add more detail as you read.

Reflect

Reminds use the appropriate reading style and save time

Skim

Scan

Select

Slurp

Summarise

Survey

Question

Read

Recite

Review