SKIMMIMG AND SCANNING
- 2. NAME- SANTOKI SACHIN D. ENROLLMENT NO.-160210116042 BRANCH-IT SEM-1 SUB-COMMUNICATION SKILLS TOPIC-SKIMMING AND SCANNING
- 3. • Hi... Welcome • This is a ppt on skimming and scanning.a key reading comprehension skill
- 4. Skimming and scanning are especially valuable when there is only one item of information that you need to find from a particular passage. • Skimming and scanning are very rapid reading methods in which you glance at a passage to find specific information .these reading methods make it easier for you to grasp large amount of material, especially when you’ re previewing.they are also useful when you don’t need to know every word.
- 5. SKIMMING • Quickly identify 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
- 6. HOW TO SKIMMING • Read the first and last paragraph • Read heading,subheadings,titles,subtitles and illustrations • Read the first sentence of every paragraph • Skimming works well with dates, names and places
- 7. EXAMPLES OF SKIMMING • The newspaper- to quickly get the general news of the day • Magazines-to quickly discover which articles you would like to read in more detail • Business and travel brouchures –to quickly get informed
- 8. SCANNING • Use to search for key terms • When you know what you are looking for you can through texts to find the information • Sourece will have the answers you are looking for
- 9. HOW TO SCANNING • First look at how the author organizes his information • Look for bold faces , italics, or different sized fonts • The auther may also put key information in the margins of pages
- 10. EXAMPLES OF SCANNING • in scanning student can find specific information as number and names • A google search list on the internet • A bus /airplane schedule • A conference guide
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