Reading

Hello everybody, today we learned about how to read efficiently. Skimming and scanning are two specific speed reading techniques, which enable you to cover a vast amount of material very rapidly. These techniques are similar in process but different in purpose. Quickly looking over an article is neither skimming nor scanning. 

Skimming - refers to the process of reading only main ideas within a passage to get an overall impression of the content of a reading
selection. 
 
How to Skim:

• Read the title.
• Read the introduction or the first paragraph.
• Read the first sentence of every other paragraph.
• Read any headings and sub-headings.
• Notice any pictures, charts, or graphs.
• Notice any italicized or boldface words or phrases.
•  Read the summary or last paragraph. 

Scanning - a reading technique to be used when you want to find specific information quickly. In scanning you have a question in your mind and you read a passage only to find the answer, ignoring unrelated information. 

 How to Scan:

• State the specific information you are looking for.
• Try to anticipate how the answer will appear and what clues you might use to help you locate the answer. For example, if you were looking for a certain date, you would quickly read the paragraph looking only for numbers.
• Use headings and any other aids that will help you identify which sections might contain the information you are looking for.
• Selectively read and skip through sections of the passage.

WH Questions - Are known as interrogative words or questions words.

The WH questions words are listed below :-

• WHO
• WHAT
• WHICH
• WHERE
• WHEN
• WHY
• HOW