Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Skimming
- Definition
- A reading skill employed
to obtain the general idea
of a text, to find out
writer's POV and to see
how the contents in a
passage are arranged.
- When a text is too long and we have
limited amount of time, we use this
reading technique
- Tips for better skimming
- Glance at/read a
document or report
quickly, noting
only main points
- Read the first and
last paragraphs
using headings,
summaries and
other organizers
as they move
down the page
- Read
headings,
sub-headings
and
illustrations
- Consider reading the first
sentence of each paragraph
rather than reading for
comprehension
- Effective for finding dates,
names of people and places,
reviewing graphs, table and
chart