2. PREVIEW THE TEXT
• Preview the text to get an overview
• Get an idea of what it is about actually reading the main body
of the text
• Examine the title, illustrations, graphs, tables, diagrams.
• Highlighted the most important parts
3. SKIMMING
• Note any bold print and graphics
• Start at the beginning of the reading and glide your eyes over
the text very quickly
• Do not actually read the text in total
4. SCANNING
• Use your eyes like a radar
• Identify the sections of text that you probably need to read
• Scanning the text allowing your eyes (or finger)
• As soon as your eyes catches an important word or phrase,
stop reading
• When you locate information that you require, you the slow
down to read this part
5. INTENSIVE READING
• Start at the beginning
• Be alert to the main ideas
• Write the words that you do not understand
• Read aloud
