![]() Passive readers allow the author to do the thinking-they are just along for the ride. They depend on the author to motivate, inspire, organize and tell them what is essential and unessential. They do not have a clear idea what they want to learn, how it can connect to other subject areas, or why they ought to care. It is not cheating to skim over nonessential material in search of the essential! Read the index or table of contents first for page numbers to the appropriate sections. Maybe you don't need to read a particular book at all maybe you only need to find certain passages in it. Do you need factual answers to study questions? Skim and scan. But if you just need to know the main points, begin by reading only the section titles. ![]() Neither should a study reader plod in a straight line through a textbook without variation in speed or attention.ĭo you need a detailed knowledge of the subject? Then you will need to read the material closely. A lover of detective novels wouldn't dream of skimming a novel rapidly before reading it. The purpose of skimming is to get a rapid bird's-eye view of the material. ![]() The purpose of study reading is to gather and remember main ideas, facts, and terminology, and be able to make meaningful connections among them. The leisure readers' purpose is escapist: to savor language, ideas, images, and predicaments. The best readers know why they are reading. Reading strategies vary depending on the type of reading: An appropriate strategy avoids information overload and improves your understanding. Depending on your purpose-that is, knowing what it is you need to know–you can intelligently choose a reading strategy and pace that meets your needs. Similarly, good readers don't read everything the same way or at the same pace. They speed up on the interstate and slow down for curves and pedestrians. Good drivers don't drive the same speed on every road and under all conditions.
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