Skim reading is reading a text
To get as much information as possible
To get the general idea of the text
To read a text slowly
Skim reading is...
1 to 2 times faster than regular reading
2 to 3 times faster than regular reading
3 to 4 times faster than regular reading
We use skim reading when
There is a lot of material and not a lot of time
There is a lot of time
There is a short text
When you skim read, you ....
Read only the first paragraph
Read only the last paragraph
Read the first and last paragraph
When you skim read, you ....
Read only the titles
Read the titles, subheadings and look at the images
Only read the titles and subheadings
When you skim read, you ....
Read every sentence in the paragraph
Read the last sentence in the paragraph
Read the first sentence in the paragraph
We use scan reading when...
we are looking for key terms or words
we are looking for general information
we are not scanning
We use scan reading when...
we don't know what we want find.
we know what we want to find.
we are not sure of what we are looking ofr.
We use scan reading when...
we want find something specific from a text.
we want to find something general from the text.
we want to look at photos.
When you scan, you should ...
look for italicized words.
look for bold words.
look for italicized and bold words.
When you scan, you should ...
look for any word you like.
look for words you find in the question.
look for questions.