Previewing is a reading strategy typically used before reading a text. It involves taking a quick glance at the text’s features. Previewing helps you get ready to read the text properly by getting all the context around it.
Second column
Image
Title (level 2)
Preview Process
Title slug (identifier)
preview-process
Contenu
Corps
Text features to look at
To find quickly information on
Titles
Subtitles
Headings
• Text topic(s)
• Text type
Pictures & illustrations
Graphs & tables
• Important text elements
• Summarized information
• Additional & complementary information
Cover
Back cover
• Text topic(s)
• Author information
• Descriptions
• Summaries
Descriptions
Summaries
• Text topic(s)
• Tone of the text
• Text type
• Literary genre
Glossaries
• Vocabulary
• Technical knowledge
Bold text
Italic text
• Identified important information
• Emphasis on specific information
• Attention grabbers
