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In this session I would talk about

SKIMMING

What is Skimming?
 Quicklyidentify main ideas of a text
 Skimming is 3 to 4 times faster regular reading
 Used when there is a lot of material and a short
amount of time
 When we read quickly without pausing to study the details, it
is called skim reading or skimming.
(Konar, 2009)

 Skimming is reading the text quickly in order to assess its


nature and content.
(Kumar, 2009)

 When we skim an article, we quickly look over it to identify


the main ideas and some of the details.
(Rief and Heimburge, 2007)
 Read the first and last paragraph
 Read headings, subheadings, titles, subtitles, and
illustrations
 Read the first sentence of every paragraph
 Skimming works well with dates, names and
places
 Skimming to overview-the purpose of this method is to get an
outline of what the material is about. You will be looking more at
structure than content.
 Skimming to preview-this is used when you know you are going
to re-read the material. Your purpose is to gather as much
background information as you can on the subject without too
much time on it.
 Skimming to review-you would use this method when you have
already read the material and your purpose is to re-familiarize
yourself with the content.
(Konstant, 2003)
 Simply to see what the text is about
 Glancing through the text to find the gist
 To satisfy a general curiosity
 Not to find answers to particular questions
 To summarize longer texts
Researches show that when we read
faster, our comprehension increases. The
word-to-word reader generally fails to
grasp the meaning of sentences or
paragraphs.
Skimming and scanning methods of
reading save time.
 Skimming a book, article or webpage only gives the
reader a general idea of its contents. Nuances, vital
details and caveats are easily missed. This can produce
a confused or misleading impression. Skimming works
well when dealing with clear subjects that lend
themselves to a general overview, such as a
chronological description of an event. Skimming is far
less effective in making sense of complex discussions
or detailed arguments.
 Read the title-it is the shortest possible summary of
the content
 Read the introduction or lead-in paragraph
 Read the first paragraph completely
 If there are subheadings, read each one, looking for
relationship among them
 Read the first sentence of each remaining paragraph
a) the main idea of most paragraphs appears in
the first sentence
b) if the author’s pattern is to begin with a question
or anecdote, you may find the last sentence more
valuable
 When we are looking at a newspaper, we are actually
skimming. We do not read every word-instead we skim
it to get a general idea of what the main articles are
about. We might use the headlines, photographs, and
captions to help us decide if we want to delve further
into a particular article or skip it and search further.
 Can you think of a few more instances of the use of
skimming in your daily life?
Your aim when you skim through a text
is to find out quickly what it is about
and where the various pieces of
information are located so that you can
read it faster and more confidently.

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