Reading Skills/Activities/Reading in depth

Activity
Reading in depth is about reading for understanding or to comprehend what the author has written.

There are various strategies used for reading in depth. For example:

RAP
 * 1) Read (a paragraph or a section)
 * 2) Ask yourself some questions about what you have just read
 * 3) Put the answers in your own words (and make notes if you need)

or

RIDA
 * 1) Read
 * 2) Imagine the scene you have just read about
 * 3) Describe it to yourself
 * 4) Add more detail as you read

More info on these and more strategies

Support materials

 * | reading for comprehension - the information on this link includes some useful hints and tips.