Skimming & Scanning Advanced Level

“Skimming & Scanning Advanced Level” by Edward Fry, published by Jamestown Publishers in 1978, is designed to enhance reading skills through practical exercises. This edition, comprising 143 pages, focuses on helping students develop the ability to quickly locate information in various contexts, mimicking real-life reading scenarios. The book aims to foster fast and flexible reading habits, allowing learners to adjust their reading rates based on specific purposes.
Readers will find a series of drills that encourage the development of essential reading strategies, such as skimming for general ideas and scanning for specific details. By engaging with real-life situations, students are trained to become independent readers who can efficiently extract information. The content is tailored to support learners in improving their reading skills within the framework of Language Arts and Disciplines, making it a practical resource for enhancing reading proficiency.
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Mimic real-life reading situations to help students find information quickly Help students become fast, flexible readersHelp students vary their reading rate according to their purposeHelp students find specific information quickly What time is that movie on TV? What was the general idea of that memo? What team is leading the division? Skimming and Scanning helps students pick out specific information quickly, training them to tailor their reading rate depending on their purpose. These drills use real-life situations to provide the encouragement students need to become flexible, independent readers.
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