Reading Styles You Need To Know

To become a flexible reader, you need to know how to select and use a

reading style that is consistent with your purpose for reading. There are

three important reading styles you should learn to use. Each has its own

purpose. Knowing when and how to use these three reading styles will make

you a flexible reader. Read to learn about the three reading styles used

by flexible readers.

Study Reading is the reading style used by flexible readers when their

purpose is to read difficult material at a high level of comprehension.

When using the Study Reading style, you should read at a rate that is

slower than your normal reading rate. Further, as you read you must

challenge yourself to understand the material. Study Reading will often

require you to read material more than once to achieve a high level of

comprehension. Sometimes, reading the material aloud will also help you

improve your comprehension.

Skimming is the reading style used by flexible readers when their purpose

is to quickly obtain a general idea about the reading material. The

Skimming style is most useful when you have to read a large amount of

material in a short amount of time. When using the Skimming style, you

should identify the main ideas in each paragraph and ignore the details in

supportive sentences. Because you are looking only for the main idea in

each paragraph you read, a lower level of comprehension is to be expected

than when using the Study Reading style.

Scanning is the reading style used by flexible readers when their purpose

is to quickly locate a specific piece of information within reading

material. The piece of information to be located may be contained in a

list of names, words, numbers, short statements, and sometimes even in a

paragraph. Since you know exactly what you are looking for, move your eyes

quickly over the reading material until you locate the specific piece of

information you need to find.

Before you begin your next reading assignment, identify your purpose for

reading. Decide if you are reading for a high level of comprehension,

trying to get a general idea about what you are reading, or looking for

specific information. Then use the reading style that is appropriate for

your reading purpose.

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