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Layered Reading
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One pass through a book is not absorption - return when more depth is needed.
Key Concept
- Pass through the same source at increasing depth - skim, highlight, summarize.
- Skim first pass, mark second, extract third - same book, three depths, one sitting at a time.
- I do not read a book once and pretend I absorbed it - I pass through again when I need more.
Level 1 - Recognize
Layered reading is returning to the same source at increasing depth - skim, mark, then write it back in your words.
Level 2 - Explain
Like peeling an onion one skin at a time, each pass extracts structure, evidence, and your own take without pretending one read is enough.
Level 3 - Use
Run skim, mark, and summarize passes on the same chapter before you claim you know it.
Level 4 - Connect
One pass cannot hold structure, evidence, and your vocabulary at once - each layer costs time and buys depth the previous skim missed.
Level 5 - Create
Extend the last pass with The Feynman Technique teach-it-back and Active Reading so highlights do not die in the margin.
Examples
- Glad the first pass on the coaching manual marked three sections - second pass only those got sentences in my own words.
- My kid skims the chapter for gist first, then rereads only the confusing paragraph a second time so she can actually explain it back to me.
Note Relationships
| Relationship | Wikilink | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| contradicts | Spaced Repetition | when the opposite frame fits better |
| extends | Literature Notes | Deeper passes become literature notes in your words |
