1. Reading to learn

2. Reading to retrieve information

3. Reading for instruction
You gain instructions about something you need to do or solve.

4. Reading for pleasure

5. Reading to build understanding

6. You read quickly through the sentences getting a gist of the text.
SKIMMING
You read quickly through the sentences getting a gist of the text.

7. SCANNING
Your eyes dart around a text searching for a specific word/phrase/number.

8. CLOSE READING
You pay close attention to the sentences, taking time to understand the meaning.

9. You ask questions about a text to clarify your ideas.
QUESTIONING
You ask questions about a text to clarify your ideas.

10. READING BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS
You read back in a text or read forward in order to make connections or clarify your ideas.

11. You work out the meaning of a word phrase from what is around it.
CONTEXTUALISING
You work out the meaning of a word phrase from what is around it.
“Several people read the notice. They were so angry; they were incandescent.”

12. You make informed guesses about the text.
PREDICTING
You make informed guesses about the text.

13. You put yourself in someone else’s shoes and feel what they feel.
EMPATHISING
You put yourself in someone else’s shoes and feel what they feel.

14. VISUALISING
You see a picture in your mind to help gain a better impression or understanding of the text.

15. When someone makes a point that isn’t obvious and you have to read ‘between the lines’ to find the meaning
INFERRING