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Scanning and
Skimming
tworeading skills
most needed when you
have to read, to learn,
and to search for
information from
volumes of reading
materials.
Skimming
method
rapidly moving the eyes
text
main ideas
general overview
 Skimming
is used in looking for
general ideas
you skim pages,
chapters, tables of
contents, and even
dictionaries
to find out if the reading
material contains the
 refers to the process
of reading only main
ideas within a
passage to get an
overall impression of
the content of a
reading selection
Different
Situations

Pre-reading
Reviewing
Reading
 Skimming an
Article
1. Read the title
2. Read the introduction or
lead-in paragraph
3. Read the first paragraph
completely
4. If there are subheadings,
read each one
5. Read the first sentence of
each remaining paragraph
6. Dip into the text looking for
a. Clue words
b. Proper nouns
c. Unusual words
d. Enumerations
e. Qualifying adjectives
f. Typographical cues
7. Read the final paragraph
completely
Scanning
rapidly covers
great deal of material
specific fact or piece of
information
Scanning
is done to find specific
information in answer to
specific questions
is a reading technique to
be used when you want
to find specific
information quickly
Scanning
Useful for:
Specific name
Specific date
Specific fact
Scanning an
Article
1. Keep in mind what is you are
searching for.
2. Anticipate in what form the
information is likely to appear.
3. Analyze the organization of the
content before scanning.
4. Let your eyes run rapidly over
several lines of print at a time.
5. Once found, read the entire
sentence