Read and Writing

• Why do we use skimming in Reading Strategy

  To gain an overview to the whole text
• How do we use Skimming?

  1. we identify our purpose for reading
  2. we focus on the main ideas
  3. we look for general rather than specific details
  4. we think like the author (we find their aim and we find how they structured the paper)
• When will be the paper be useful?

  1. If it relates directly to the key themes
  2. it's credible
  3. it's recent
• We identify the relevance and credibility of the paper by:

  1. the author
  2. the title
  3. the date
  4. the publisher
• what's the difference between skimming and scanning

  1. skimming is getting the main ideas
  2. scanning is looking for the specific information
• What is scanning?

  Scanning is getting the specific information
• How do we scan?

  1. Think about the information you are looking for
  2. Pay attention to the words or phrases you are looking for
  3. Move your eyes quickly to scan the page until you find the information you are looking for