ELA Reading Strategies

Reading a novel

• Skimming

• Scanning

• Close Reading

Looking for specific information within a text, to answer an exam question

• Skimming

• Scanning

• Close Reading

Reading a TV Magazine to find out what time a programme is on

• Skimming

• Scanning

• Close Reading

Reading instructions when putting together a DIY wardrobe

• Skimming

• Scanning

• Close Reading

Using a dictionary to find the meaning of a word

• Skimming

• Scanning

• Close reading

Looking at chapters and sub-headings to get an idea of what text is about.

• Skimming

• Scanning

• Close Reading

Glancing through a magazine article to decide if it is worth reading in depth

• Skimming

• Scanning

• Close Reading

Reading a leaflet handed to you in the street

• Skimming

• Scanning

• Close Reading

Learning a subject for an exam

• Skimming

• Scanning

• Close Reading

Reading a recipe before cooking

• Skimming

• Scanning

• Close Reading