differentiate skimming and scanning.
SKIMMING REFERS TO THE PROCESS OF READING ONLY MAIN IDEAS WITHIN A PASSAGE TO GET AN OVERALL IMPRESSION OF THE CONTENT OF A READING
SELECTION.
HOW TO SKIM:
* READ THE TITLE.
* READ THE INTRODUCTION OR THE FIRST PARAGRAPH.
* READ THE FIRST SENTENCE OF EVERY OTHER PARAGRAPH.
* READ ANY HEADINGS AND SUB-HEADINGS.
* NOTICE ANY PICTURES, CHARTS, OR GRAPHS.
* NOTICE ANY ITALICIZED OR BOLDFACE WORDS OR PHRASES.
* READ THE SUMMARY OR LAST PARAGRAPH.
Scanning is a reading technique to be used when you want to find specific information quickly. In scanning you have a question in your mind and you read a passage only to find the answer, ignoring unrelated information.
How to Scan:
* State the specific information you are looking for.
* Try to anticipate how the answer will appear and what clues you might use to help you locate the answer. For example, if you were looking for a certain date, you would quickly read the paragraph looking only for numbers.
* Use headings and any other aids that will help you identify which sections might contain the information you are looking for.
* Selectively read and skip through sections of the passage.