Skim and Scan

What is Skim and Scan?

Skim: To read quickly for main ideas or supporting details in a text

Scan: To move the eyes quickly over a text to find a specific point or points that answer a question or questions.

Strategies like Skim and Scan can assist you with identifying important information in the text that you will need to accomplish tasks, while allowing you time to note areas you want to investigate further.

Tips

1. Examine the lesson objectives.
2. Focus on the lesson task list.
3. Pay attention to the headings.
4. Understand the lesson structure.
5. Begin to complete the lesson tasks.
6. Take note of the text and resources you want to revisit or investigate further. After you complete the lesson tasks you can examine additional resources, choose to view a video clip, or review the classroom applications to learn more about the topic at hand.
7. Practice skimming and scanning throughout the lesson.

Resources

Skimming and Scanning

http://42explore.com/skim.htm Learn the basics on how to skim and scan a piece of text along with useful resources to learn more.