1. Technological University of the State of
Zacatecas
English
 Reading Skills.
Teacher:
Luz Maria Juarez Davila
Student:
Emmanuel Pinedo Baez
The 5th Grade Group "B"

2.  Is used to quickly identify the main ideas
of a text.
 using a quick survey of the text to get the
main idea, identify text structure, confirm
or question predictions

3.  Skimming is done at a speed three to
four times faster than normal reading
People often skim when they have lots of
material to read in a limited amount of
time. Use when you want to see if an
article may be of interest in your
research.
 Skimming works well to find dates, names
and places. It can be used to review
graphs, tables and charts.

4.  Scanning is a technique you
often use when looking up a
word in the telephone book or
dictionary. You search for key
words or ideas. In most cases,
you know what you're looking
for, so you're concentrating on
finding a particular answer.

5.  Scanning involves moving your eyes
quickly down the page seeking specific
words and phrases.
 Scanning is also used when you first find
a resource to determine whether it will
answer your questions. Once you've
scanned the document, you might go
back and skim it.

6.  Using knowledge of the
subject matter to make
predictions about content
and vocabulary and check
comprehension; using
knowledge of the text type
and purpose to make
predictions about discourse
structure; using knowledge
about the author to make
predictions about writing
style, vocabulary, and
content

7.  Reviewing titles, section
headings, and photo captions to
get a sense of the structure and
content of a reading selection
 Looking at the title, cover, book
jacket information, graphic
support, chapter titles, headings,
embolden words, margin
information, etc., then using this
information to determine what is
the predominant structure of the
text. Knowledge of text structure
is used as an aid to
comprehension.