The document discusses different reading styles including skimming, scanning, close reading, intensive reading, and extensive reading. Skimming involves looking for the general ideas by reading only important parts like the first paragraphs and topic sentences. Scanning is looking for a specific fact without reading everything by using alphabetical, chronological, or other ordered categories. Close reading is a detailed analysis of a text to gain deeper meaning and comprehension. Intensive reading is a close reading for specific learning while extensive reading is for one's own pleasure.