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The how to on skimming, scanning, and quick
reading for college
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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

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How to Skim

• Read the first and last paragraph
• Read headings, subheadings, titles, subtitles,
  and illustrations
• Read the first sentence of every paragraph
• Skimming works well with dates, names and places

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Scanning

• Used to search for key terms
• When you know what you are looking for you can
  through texts to find the information
• Good to use when determining whether a source
  will have the answers you are looking for

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How to Scan

• First look at how the author organizes his
  information
• Look for bold faces, italics, or different sized
  fonts
• The author may also put key information in the
  margins of pages

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Quick reading tips

• 1. Prepare yourself
• Set the time length that you will read for
• Collect all your materials
• Find a comfortable place to read
• Relax and focus on what you need to accomplish

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Quick reading tips

• 2. Overview
• Look at titles, subtitles, and headings to find
  what information is there
• Look at charts and pictures and relate them to
  subtitles
• Ask what you are going to get from the reading

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Quick Reading tips

• 3. Read During Daylight Hours
• Studies show people are most efficient readers
  during the day time
• A person will read a passage in half the time if
  they read in the daylight
• Read during breaks in you day to allot for
  relaxation during the night when you need rest

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Quick Reading Tips

• 4. Avoid Distractions
• Keep a notebook near you to write down things
  that come to mind (other assignments, people to
  call, etc) so you can them later
• Read in place where there is nothing to distract
  you
• Turn off TV, music, facebook, and anything else
  that will break your concentration

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Quick Reading Tips

• 5. Take a Break
• Studies show that reading becomes less efficient
  if you do not take a break to refresh your mind
• A 5 minute break is recommended for every hour of
  reading
• Do something well defined so it does not drag on
  and you do not become distracted

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Quick Reading Tips

• 6. Read Often
• Reading often helps build your reading skills
• Reading at the same time everyday turns reading
  into a habit
• You paid for your textbooks so you might as well
  read them

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Jeff WardLock Haven University

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