Reading Strategies

verb to pronounce or articulate words by making the sounds of the letters

adverb in a manner that involves pronouncing or articulating words by making the sounds of the letters

• The teacher spent extra time sounding out each word with the struggling student.
• I'm still sounding out the instructions on this manual.
• I'm just sounding out the new guy to see if he's cool.
• She was carefully sounding out her options before making a decision.

verb to pronounce or articulate words slowly and clearly in order to read or understand them

adverb in a manner that involves pronouncing or articulating words slowly and clearly

• Before making a decision, it is important to sound out all possible options.
• Let's sound out our friends to see who wants to come to the party.
• I'll sound out my parents to see if they'll let me borrow the car.
• The politician decided to sound out public opinion before announcing his new policy.

verb to read again

• It is important to reread the contract before signing it.
• I always have to reread text messages because I never pay attention the first time.
• I had to reread that tweet like three times to understand what they were saying.
• Sometimes in life, we need to reread our past experiences to learn from our mistakes.

verb to read quickly or superficially in order to get a general idea of the content

• I had to skim-read through the lengthy report to find the key points.
• I usually just skim-read articles online to get the main idea.
• I'll just skim-read this textbook before the exam.
• She skim-read his text messages, not paying attention to the details.