Scanning and Skimming

Intensive and Extensive Reading

By
HARRIS SHEIKH
 Skimming
• It refers to process of
reading only main ideas
within a passage to get an
overall impression of
content of a reading
selection.
How to Skim
* Read title.
* Read introduction or first paragraph.
* Read first sentence of every other
paragraph.
* Read any headings and sub-headings.
* Notice any pictures, charts, or
graphs.
* Read summary or last paragraph.
Scanning
• It is 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 while ignoring unrelated

information.

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 State * State the specific information you are looking for.

How to Scan * 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
Try 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
Use sections might contain the information you are looking for.

Read and * Selectively read and skip through sections of the passage.
skip through
INTENSIVE
READING
Intensive Reading is a reading method
wherein learners are supposed to read the
short text carefully and deeply so as to gain
maximum understanding.
Properties
• Comprehensive
• For understanding the literal meaning of the
text.
• Reading of textbooks.
• Reading of a book again and again to extract
its literal meaning.
• Developing reading skills, vocabulary and
grammatical knowledge.
EXTENSIVE
READING
Extensive reading is an approach to
language learning in which long text and a
large amount of material are read by the
students for general understanding.
Properties
Supplementary

For acquiring information or for pleasure.

Reading of novels, magazines, newspaper.

Reading material is selected by the individual himself.

Reading of a number of books on a similar concept or

subject.
Developing reading fluency