Reading Skills

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This unit will introduce you to a variety of techniques that you can use for reading textbooks and journal articles, as well as other types of reading material that you will be exposed to as a student. Academic reading is something that you will get many opportunities to do. If you are struggling with reading don't worry, you will get better at it with practice.

• Library of resources
• Learning activities

This unit is used in the following courses

• Develop skills for tertiary study

Objectives

By the end of this unit you will be able to:

• Briefly explain how to use the skills of skimming and scanning
• Briefly explain how to read indepth
• List at least three different reading materials that are utilised in tertiary education