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Purpose-based reading strategies - Coggle Diagram
Purpose-based reading strategies
Light Reading
Main Uses: leisure purposes where content that is found interesting is read.
Techniques: reading is done at a slow pace of only 100 to 200 words per minute. The boring, irrelevant parts of the text is skimmed over.
Benefits: the meaning behind the text can be grasped and we can become emotionally-involved with the text.
Scanning
Main Uses: information that exclusively relevant to what the reader is searching for, can be found.
Techniques:
Figure out exactly what you are looking for
Determine the structure of the text that you are reading.
Focus on the word you are looking for and use your finger to guide your eyes down the page to find what you are looking for.
Benefits: specific information can be found in a text.
Skimming
Benefits: the main points or an idea of a text can be determined.
Main Uses: determining what the authors opinion of the topic is; identifying the main elements of something; gaining background information.
Techniques:
Know what your purpose is
Thinking about what you already know about the topic from the title
Look for any subheadings, bold or italic words or anything else that stands out in the text.
Read the topic sentence of each paragraph.
Read the last paragraph to have a summary of the text.
After skimming, decide if you understand the content.
Intensive Reading
Benefits: Readers will have a thorough and cognitive understanding of the text.
Main Uses: understanding a text fully by analysing it in fine detail.
Techniques:
Identify the purpose of reading the text
Scan the text to identify the main ideas and themes
write down any questions you may have about the text
Read each line of the text to comprehend the main ideas
Identify the genre, structure, narrative voice, main themes, tone, literal argument & figures of speech
Test your understanding of the text by writing a summary
Study Reading
Benefits: Understanding the text and applying the knowledge of the text.
Main Uses:
Finding out an author's opinion on a topic;
Gaining interest on a particular subject;
Writing an essay on a topic;
Presenting an argument on a topic;
Arguing a point on a topic
Techniques:
Skim the text
Question the text
Actively read the content
Recall the information covered by the text
Review the text as well as your notes