This document provides information about skimming and scanning techniques for rapid reading. It defines skimming and scanning as very quick reading methods used to glance at a passage and find specific information without needing to read every word. The document notes that skimming and scanning are especially useful for previewing materials and when large amounts of information need to be grasped quickly. Examples provided of when to use skimming include reading newspapers, magazines, and brochures. Scanning is described as useful when only one piece of needed information exists in a passage, such as when searching a list, schedule, or graph. Tips for scanning include writing a to-do list and quickly scanning it to find the next task to focus on.

1. ENGLISH: SKIMMING AND SCANNING
Poster about skimming and scanning techniques
Student: Luis Alfonso Trujillo
ID: E.-587.998
++++ SKIMMING AND SCANNING CONCEPTS
RAPID
DEFINITION? Skimming and scanning are very rapid
reading methods in which you glance at a passage to
find specific information. These reading methods
make it easier for you to grasp large amounts of
material, especially when you're previewing. They
are also useful when you don't need to know every
word.
++++ DIFERENCES
USEFUL? Skimming and
scanning are especially
valuable when there is only
one item of information that
you need to find from a
particular passage.
+++ EXAMPLES…OF SKIMMING
+ The Newspaper – to quickly get the general news of the
day
+ Magazines – to quickly discover which articles you
would like to read in more detail
+ Business and Travel Brochures – to quickly get informed
+++++ RULES++++ TIPS - USES - STRATEGIES FOR SCANNING…
+ Write a list of things you have to do, would like to do or think you might do. One
task per line.
+ If you are not sure about a task write it with a query (?) after it.
+ There is no need to make the list comprehensive because you can keep adding to it
as you go along.
+ Don’t make any additional markings to indicate category or priority.
+ There are no rules about how you write the task - just as long as you can
understand what you meant when you come back to it.
+ Tasks can be as large or as small as you like.
+ When you have finished writing your initial list, read it through quickly once to
remind yourself of what is on it and where.
+ Scan down the list until a task stands out as being ready to do.
…OF SCANNING
+ A google search list on the internet.
+ A bus / airplane schedule
+ A conference guide
+ A graph
Each paragraph usually delivers one idea, though paragraphs may often relate to
each other. Once you understand the central idea behind each paragraph block you
will quickly get the gist of it. This may aid you in understanding the whole chapter a
lot faster.
You can also use a different approach – just look for the applicable information that
you require and skip the rest. Another tactic is to read the first and the last sentence
of longer paragraphs which may give you a more relevant summary and to pick up
the central idea.
+ Scan for name and numbers
+ Scanning trigger words
+ Reading the title