10-second review: What are some reading skills that are needed to read Internet text successfully? “With printed text, readers may skim or scan to determine length, organizational format, and key passages that might relate to the purpose of the reading activity…. Due to the volume of text on-line, it is necessary for students to become proficient at skimming and scanning for information.”
Source: A Kymes. Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy (March 2005), 494. A publication of the International Reading Association (IRA).
Comment: My definition of skimming is to search through the text rapidly to find the answer to a question. My definition of scanning is to read the first paragraph, the first sentence of middle paragraphs and the last paragraph to gain an impression of the main ideas and important details. RayS.
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