To become a flexible reader, you need to know how to select and use a reading style that is consistent with your purpose for reading. Knowing when and how to use different reading styles will make you a flexible reader. Study reading is the reading style used by flexible readers when their purpose is to read difficult material at a high level of comprehension. When using the study reading style, you should read at a rate that is slower than your normal reading rate. Furthermore, as you read you must challenge yourself to understand the material. Study reading will often require you to read material more than once to achieve a high level of comprehension. Sometimes, reading the material aloud will also help you improve your comprehension.

要成为灵活的读者，就要知道如何选择和使用一种与你的阅读目的相一致的阅读方式。知道在何时和如何使用不同的阅读方式，能够让你成为灵活的读者。研究型的阅读，是在阅读困难的需要高度理解的材料时，灵活读者所采用的阅读方式。当采用研究型阅读方式时，你就以比平常要慢的阅读速度。而且在阅读时还要挑战自我，力求理解材料。研究型阅读常常需要你反复阅读已达到高度理解。有时，大声朗读也会帮助你提高理解力。