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Welcome to English Syllabus.com Scanning and Skimming Skimming is used to get a general overview or overall idea about the text. While scanning is used to find out specific information quickly at a glance. Skimming and scanning are fast-reading strategies. What is the Difference between Scanning and Skimming? Skimming and scanning are both reading skills-building practices. They help a reader become more efficient and skilled than the common reading practices. Also, they assist the reader to read faster by skimming and scanning a text in a short amount of time. Although the functions of these strategies are similar, their purposes are entirely different. For example, when we want to read something fast to obtain a general idea, we skim. But when we want to read something quickly to discover a specific piece of information, we scan a text. Best Usage of Scanning The objective of scanning is to find specific data. As a result, check for: • Primary headers • Theme lines • Main Ideas • Tables • Charts • Keywords • Highlights • Underlined Words Apply Scanning Method • Take a look at the contents page. • Check to see whether there is a question that we need to answer. • Scan when you are looking for a phone number. • Look up a term in a dictionary by using the index. • Use one of our fingers to scan the area carefully. • Look for terms that are relevant to our topic. • Look over the sidebars and bulleted information. Characteristics of Scanning • Locate Particular Information • Find Question Answers • Find particular Facts Locate Particular Information We utilize it to search for only one piece of information using a single word or phrase. For example, when we look for a word in the dictionary, we start scanning. Because the objective of scanning is to look for something specific, not something general. Find the Question Answers At the end of a chapter or a story, we are asked to give exact answers to the questions for comprehension. As a result, we can search for the textbook to get answers to the queries we're required to. Scanning is totally the practice of reading quickly to discover specific information. Find particular Facts Scanning allows us to research complex issues. The issues which require fact-based evidence. For example, we scan the fact-based answers to the comprehension questions at the end of a story or a chapter. Best Usage of Skimming We use skimming to get a quick look of: • Contents of a textbook • Summary of a text • Preparation for the exam • Tone and Mood of the text Skimming Method is used to: • Take a glance at what's going on in the news or in the newspaper's headlines. • We go through a book to see whether it's one we want to read. • Look through the TV schedule to find what's on that evening. • Take a look at the table of contents. • It is necessary to read the first and last sentences of each paragraph. • Pay attention to the headers and subheadings. • Examine any images or visual elements. • Summaries should be read Characteristics of Skimming Efficient Reading Method It improves our ability to read quickly. So, instead of reading every single word, we should focus on: • Typographical signals • Headers • Boldfaces • Italic fonts • Indenting • Bullet Points • Numbered lists Fast-Reading Technique Skimming is a fast-reading strategy that we employ to quickly gain a general overview and information about the text. It is a speedier reading method than any other fast reading technique. Because it allows us to obtain a broad range of information from a vast part. Time-Saving Method Skimming allows us to read longer texts without having to read them thoroughly. We take a cursory glance at the text or document via this lens. Then, rather than reading a book, it saves us many long-sitting hours. As a result, it saves us a lot of time. Three Types of Skimming • a) Preview: It entails having a mind towards reading before you start reading. It's a great way to get a head start on more in-depth reading. • b) Overview: It means to get a gist of the material and a broad understanding of what it's about. • c) Review: It entails returning to a selection with a lot of content after you've finished reading it.