2. Introduction
• Reading Purposes Information
• There skills include
– skimming for main ideas
– scanning for specific details
– referencing
– note taking/making
– comprehension
– summarizing
4. • 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.
5. 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
7. Skimming
Don’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?
9. • 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.
10. How to skim?
• Read the title
• Read and locate key or topic
headings words to find the
main ideas
