2. PRE READING A TEXT READING STRATEGIES SUMMARY CRITICAL READING is a critical, in detail, trying to see how different ideas are connected, for what purpose, how, if the text is a continuum or broken parts the objetive of a pre reading activity is to get ready to warm up of read. in a prereading activity the intention is to elicit prior knowledge on the topic. SKIMMING summary. Having read the text critically, seek resumírtelo yourself in a few words making sure that indeed, you understand what the text wants to convey. is a quick reading of the text, without stopping to understand the unknown words or anything, to capture the main idea. SCANNING is a quick read, but somewhat slower than the skimming, trying to verify that you know the meaning of words and trying to get other ideas besides the main underlying