READINGREADING SKILLS SKILLS

SCANNING AND SKIMMING SCANNING AND SKIMMING SKILLSSKILLS

Introduction• Reading Purposes Information• There skills include

– skimming for main ideas– scanning for specific details– referencing– note taking/making– comprehension– summarizing

Scanning

• Scanning is a selective reading process.

• When you scan, you will try to locate facts quickly and also find answers to specific questions.

• To scan, you should know what information you are searching for even before you start to read.

• To scan quickly, you must only look for words or information which you need.

How to scan?

• Fix firmly in your mind what you are looking for

• Find headings or sub headings to locate facts faster

• Train your eyes to move quickly over meaningful words or phrases

Scanning = Selective reading SPECIFIC INFO

SkimmingDon’t worry too much about viruses. You may never see

one. There are just a few ways to become infected. The

common sources seem to be pirate games and putting

floppies in PCs for public use.What is the main idea of this excerpt?

Skimming

• Skimming is the ability to identify the general ideas by moving your eyes rapidly over a text.

• You only need to read selected portions to get the gist (main ideas) of the text.

How to skim?

• Read the title• Read and locate key or topic

headings words to find the main ideas

Skimming = Reading text quickly

MAIN IDEAS