READING STRATEGIES

1. SCANNING

1.1. DETAILED READING

1.2. Pay attention to the text references, date, places, author, title, image and numerical references.

2. TYPOGRAPHICAL TIPS

2.1. Graphic tips, written in the text, that will help you understand, for example title and subtitle and acronyms.

2.2. TITLE

2.3. CAPTION

2.4. ACRONYMS

2.5. SYMBOLS

2.6. CAPITAL LETTERS

2.7. Pictures, graphs, maps, diagrams, charts, tables and so on.

2.8. PARAGRAPH

2.9. PUNCTUATION

2.10. DATES AND NUMBERS

2.11. Underlined words, in italics and bold

3. COGNATE WORDS

3.1. Are those words that are the same or very similar to our mother.

4. ASSUMPTION

4.1. Always make assumptions about the theme of the text, relating to images, numerical references and your prior knowledge.

5. SKIMMING

5.1. FAST AND OBJECTIVE READING

5.2. Always centering the text like a skeleton, running your eyes up and down. Note the cognate words, crystals and nebulae.

6. REPEATED WORDS

6.1. They are content words, which when repeated many times, bring a "summary" of the text, so they give a hint of the main subject of the text.