Read the first sentence in each paragraph They tell you what the author’s aim is, which can help you decide early on whether the article or chapter is worth reading in detail. The introductory paragraphs usually express the main idea, argument, or goal of an article or chapter. Try to detect the main idea in the introductory paragraphs By prereading an article before you skim, you can pinpoint the parts of the article that require your undivided attention and the parts that you can skip. See whether you can recognize how the author places background material, secondary arguments, tangential information, and just plain frippery.Įxamine an article before you read it. Besides noticing the material on the page, notice how he presents the material. You can focus on the original, meaningful material and skip over the material that just supports the author’s argument without advancing it.ĭetecting the author’s strategies requires you to put yourself in his place. Yes, you should take one step at a time, and running down stairs is reckless, but you also get there faster by running.Įvery article, book, and Web page is written to make a point of some kind, and if you can detect the author’s strategies for making his point, you can separate the important from the unimportant material in the course of your reading. Skimming is a bit like running down stairs. In other words, you move your eyes down the page as much as you move them from side to side. When skimming, you move your eyes vertically as much as you move your eyes horizontally. Aimlessly skimming with no particular purpose can cause drowsiness, and eventually, sleep. Think of two or three terms that describe what you want to know, and as you skim, keep an eye out for those two or three terms. Following are some tips and techniques for recognizing what is important to read in the act of skimming.īefore you start skimming, ask yourself what you want to get from the book or article under your nose. Skimming - getting the essence from reading material without reading all the words - boils down to knowing what parts to read and what parts to pass by.
#Skim through how to#
This video shows you how to effectively skim for reading success. Watch this video now to learn a few strategies on how to scan while reading.
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