Scanning and Skimming

What is scanning?

• Quickly reading over a text to get the general gist.
• Quickly reading over a text to find some specific information which is focused upon.
• Taking the time to understand the whole text in depth.

What is skimming?

• Quickly reading over a text to get the general gist.
• Quickly reading over a text to find a specific piece of information which is focused upon
• Taking the time to understand the whole text in depth.

Looking through a Google search list is an example of...?

• Skimming

• Scanning

Looking up the meaning of a word in the Dictionary is an example of...?

• Skimming

• Scanning

Looking through a magazine to check what articles to read is an example of...?

• Skimming

• Scanning

Scrolling through Instagram to see what's popular is an example of...?

• Skimming

• Scanning

Looking where to buy Avengers movie in a magazine is an example of...?

• Skimming

• Scanning

Skimming is mostly used while reading a newspaper or magazine.

• True
• False

If you were reading a patient's case notes in order to gain a general overview of the patient, which reading strategy would be the most useful?

• Skimming
• Scanning

Looking for your flight number at the airport information board is an example of...?

• Skimming

• Scanning