Skimming and Scanning are two specific speed-reading techniques, which enable you to cover a vast amount of material very rapidly. These techniques are similar in process but different in purpose. Quickly "looking over" an article is neither skimming nor scanning.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/factsheet/en05skim-e3-f-skimming-and-scanning


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