This document discusses different reading techniques including active vs passive reading, surveying, skimming, scanning, and detailed/critical reading. It defines active reading as reading with intent to link information and comprehend the subject, while passive reading is without intent or purpose. The techniques of surveying, skimming and scanning are described as preliminary assessment, step and search methods used to understand context and specific information. Detailed/critical reading explores content with keen attention to detail.

1. READING
TECHNIQU
ES
SKIMMING, SCANNING, SURVEYING,
AND CRITICAL READING

2. This
topic
will
cover:
ACTIVE READING VS PASSIVE READING
SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE READING
TECHNIQUES
SURVEYING
SKIMMING
SCANNING
DETAILED READING/READING CRITICALLY

3. WHAT IS
ACTIVE
READING?
WHAT IS
PASSIVE
READING?

4. ACTIVE READING IS READING WITH
THE INTENTION TO LINK AND RELATE
INFORMATION FROM VARIOUS
SOURCES TO COMPREHEND THE
SUBJECT AT HAND

5. ACTIVE
READING
READING
TO LINK
USING TIME
EFFICIENTLY
HIGHER
LEVEL
READING
SKILL
READING
TO ACHIEVE
A GOAL

6. PASSIVE READING IS READING
WITHOUT INTENT OR PURPOSE.

7. PASSIVE
READING
READING
JUST TO
READ
SPEEDILY
READING
LOWER
LEVEL
READING
READING
WITH NO
PURPOSE

8. SELECTING AN APPROPRIATE
READING TECHNIQUE
SET A PURPOSE FOR READING
BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE CONTENT AND ITS
STRUCTURE
CHOOSE WHAT YOU NEED TO DO

9. READING
TECHNIQUE
A Reading Technique
is a method that aids
communication that
enables a person to
turn writing into
meaning.

10. SURVEYING
THE PRELIMINARY ASSESSOR

11.  Read the title
 Read the first paragraph
 Read the headings, italicized words,
graphs and tables
 Read the last paragraph
 Read the summary

12. SKIMMING
THE PRELIMINARY STEP

13. Gather who the audience is
Understand what type of
text it is
Grasp the purpose of the
author
To get the general context

14. SCANNING
THE SEARCH ENGINE

15.  Seeks the specific information
 Explores the pages quickly
 Bullseye answer

16. DETAILED READING
READING CRITICALLY
THE KEEN DETAIL