READING STRATEGIES

Elena Rambla
 § SKIMMING

READING § SCANNING

STRATEGIES § INTENSIVE READING

§ EXTENSIVE READING
 § is done when the reader wishes only to form a
general idea of the text and its contents, and
involves such activities as observing the graphic
layout of a text where this is pertinent, as well as
SKIMMING reading the first (and perhaps the last) sentence of
paragraphs within the text, with special emphasis
on the initial and concluding paragraphs.
 § involves looking for specific information, locating data
such as proper names, dates, measurements or terms in

SCANNING answer to questions the reader has formed in his/her

mind.
 § is in-depth reading, a style which the reader will apply
to texts he or she truly wishes to study or absorb in full

INTENSIVE detail. Intensive reading therefore implies reading the

text thoroughly, from beginning to end, and re-reading
READING passages where necessary.
 § as a reading style refers to the combined use of the
EXTENSIVE other three styles.

READING