Curated OER
Who in the World Is....?
Students access how to scan the newspaper for relevant information. They become acquainted with the sections of the newspaper. Students practice summarizing what they have learned.
Curated OER
Skimming and Scanning
Students practice skimming and scanning an article to determine its main points. They develop their own questions about the article and shares them with the class. They complete a worksheet about the article to end the lesson.
Curated OER
Scanning
Pupils examine how to scan textual material. They identify and circle key words, phrases, and synonyms in the table of contents and the index of a classroom text.
University of Victoria (Canada)
Study Zone: Scanning Exercise
Test your scanning skills by racing the clock with this exercise.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Iambic Pentameter
This encyclopedia entry for iambic pentameter provides examples of poetry and explanations of the meter's purpose.
Other
Braindance: Reading More Selectively
Gives specific advice on the most effective way to gain information through reading, especially necessary because the glut of information has created "an increasing need for the ability to scan." There are suggestions on how to decide...
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Become a Flexible Reader
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides information for different types of reading. The differences among study reading, skimming, and scanning are provided so that students can be flexible readers.
Other
Bob's Byway: Glossary of Poetic Terms
Calling itself "unique," Bob's is easy to use, with cross-links throughout, phonetic pronunciation guides when necessary, and many examples and quotations. Click on the letter and scroll for the word.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Reading Rates
This lesson explains the different rates of reading. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.