https://padlet.com/e018549/3mn2fnjzsjp1 4 types of reading skills en-us 2017-11-19 10:23:00 UTC 2017-11-19 11:10:08 UTC hello@padlet.com e018549 https://padlet.com/e018549/3mn2fnjzsjp1/wish/208450324  If you tend to begin reading like this: 
“I need to read Chapter 6 – here it goes! …”, you may need to rethink your approach. Specifically, you will need to create a purpose for reading. You can create this purpose if you: ]]> 2017-11-19 10:25:11 UTC https://padlet.com/e018549/3mn2fnjzsjp1/wish/208450324 e018549 https://padlet.com/e018549/3mn2fnjzsjp1/wish/208450398  Refer to: 
• assessment tasks 
• lecture slides
• tutorial questions
• textbook questions Create:
• questions based on lectures or tutorials 
• questions based on a skim of the text
• (contents, headings, subheadings, diagrams, introductions, etc) Consider:
• what you already know
• related knowledge or experiences ]]> 2017-11-19 10:26:12 UTC https://padlet.com/e018549/3mn2fnjzsjp1/wish/208450398 e018549 https://padlet.com/e018549/3mn2fnjzsjp1/wish/208450717 1. Scanning is reading quickly to search for specific information. 
2. You may not realise it, but you are already good at scanning. 
3. You scan, for example, when checking a TV guide or a phone book. Scanning may allow you to ‘read’ up to 1,500 words a minute. ]]> 2017-11-19 10:29:33 UTC https://padlet.com/e018549/3mn2fnjzsjp1/wish/208450717 e018549 https://padlet.com/e018549/3mn2fnjzsjp1/wish/208451151 One reason is to scan an academic text that you have found while researching it to locate key terms as a means to assess the text’s relevance. ]]> 2017-11-19 10:32:32 UTC https://padlet.com/e018549/3mn2fnjzsjp1/wish/208451151 e018549 https://padlet.com/e018549/3mn2fnjzsjp1/wish/208451341 Skimming is reading quickly to gain a general idea. Skimming may allow you to ‘read’ up to 1000 words a minute. ]]> 2017-11-19 10:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/e018549/3mn2fnjzsjp1/wish/208451341 e018549 https://padlet.com/e018549/3mn2fnjzsjp1/wish/208451486  As with scanning, skimming does not involve reading every word. Instead, you may skim by reading:
• titles
• subheadings
• words in that are in bold, in italics or underlined
• diagrams
• a report’s abstract, introduction or conclusion
• the first sentence of every paragraph
• chapter questions
• chapter objectives
• chapter summaries ]]> 2017-11-19 10:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/e018549/3mn2fnjzsjp1/wish/208451486 e018549 https://padlet.com/e018549/3mn2fnjzsjp1/wish/208452202 Consider getting a “study buddy” or study group. Be careful to keep focussed on what you need to do and you may find that by sharing notes, explaining, asking and quizzing each other, you can increase your ability to understand, reflect upon and remember key points in texts. ]]> 2017-11-19 10:42:06 UTC https://padlet.com/e018549/3mn2fnjzsjp1/wish/208452202