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Reading on the Internet

The Internet requires you to read at different speeds, for different purposes. Here are some of the types of reading you need to do.

■ Scanning

When you first conduct a search, scan the results page, looking for websites that may have the information you need. Read the heading and the first few lines of each suggested site to make sure it matches your subject and purpose. For example, this search for “Amazon rainforest” produced three top sites—one informational, one persuasive, and one commercial.