Overview of Skimming and Scanning
Overview of Skimming and Scanning
Reading Comprehension
Skills
Skimming and scanning are especially valuable when there is
only one item of information that you need to find from a
particular passage.
Working quickly…
1. Cover everything
2. Check entire page
3. Notice visual clues
4. Notice graphs, charts, titles,
captions
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.
Examples of Scanning:
1. Use headings and any other aids that will help you
identify which sections might contain the information you
are looking for.