Elementary Level: Basic reading skills, learning to read.

Inspectional Reading: Skim through to grasp the essence; includes systematic skimming and superficial reading.

Analytical Reading: Deep understanding of a single book or work.

Syntopical Reading: Comparative reading across multiple sources on the same subject to build comprehensive knowledge.

These four levels serve as connected steps that gradually make a subject approachable, more relevant, and finally, fully familiar to you. 

Activity:
Select a book and practice each reading level. Begin with a quick skim, then choose a section for deeper analytical reading. If exploring a topic, find related articles and compare arguments to engage in syntopical reading.