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.
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Text features to look at |
To find quickly information on |
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Titles Subtitles Headings |
• Text topic(s) |
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Pictures & illustrations Graphs & tables |
• Important text elements |
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Cover Back cover |
• Text topic(s) |
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Descriptions Summaries |
• Text topic(s) |
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Glossaries |
• Vocabulary |
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Bold text Italic text |
• Identified important information |
