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Study Skills: Reading effectively

Study Skills subject guide

Efficient reading strategies

Quick Tips

There is a difference between just reading through piece of information and reading through it effectively in order to maximise your understanding of it. Learning how to read effectively will help you as a student.

  • Survey the text by quickly looking over the whole document, taking note of headings and subheadings. 
  • Skim the document by quickly reading through the text, paying close attention to only the key sentences
  • Scan the document for information like key words 
  • Do a final read through the document 

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