Skimming, Scanning, Close Reading

Identify which part of the text you need to read thoroughly later.

• Skimming

• Close/ intensive Reading

• Scanning

Reading a novel.

• skimming

• close reading

• scanning

Looking for specific information within a text, to answer an exam question

• scanning

• skimming

• close/ intensive reading

Reading a TV magazine to find out what time a program is on.

• skimming

• close reading

• scanning

Reading instructions for putting together a DIY wardrobe

• skimming

• close reading/ intensive reading

• scanning

Using a dictionary to fine the meaning of a word.

• skimming

• close reading/ intensive reading

• scanning

Looking through a telephone directory to find a phone number

• Close reading/ intensive reading

• scanning

• skimming

Looking at chapters and sub - headings to get an idea of what text is about

• skimming

• scanning

• close / intensive reading

Glancing through a magazine article to decide if it is worth reading in depth

• close/ intensive reading

• scanning

• skimming

Reading a time table to find out when the next train is due.

• scanning

• close/ intensive reading

• skimming