Why do we read? Reading tasks and assessments should mirror real-world uses of reading:

gleaning specific information—scanning

• Which train on this schedule should you take to get to Madrid by 6:00 p.m.?
• Plan an itinerary based on the information in a travel article.

getting the gist—skimming

• Read these four synopses and tell which would be more interesting/appropriate for each of the following people: your teacher, your best friend, etc.

pleasure

• Who committed the crime in this mystery?
• What evokes for you the same nostalgia that this poet describes?

to indulge our interests

• to find out more about gardening

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