Skim and scan
Skim for the gist and scan to locate details quickly.
Taught in Primary 5 in Nigeria (NERDC), Year 4 in United Kingdom (National Curriculum), Grade 5 in Canada (Ontario).
Nigeria (NERDC)
Primary 5
- Strand
- Reading Comprehension
- Called
- Skim and scan
- How it's taught
- Passage read (often aloud), then literal and inferential questions answered in full sentences.
United Kingdom (National Curriculum)
Year 4
- Strand
- Reading Comprehension
- Called
- Skim and scan
- How it's taught
- Content domains: retrieve, infer, predict, summarise; evidence from the text expected in answers.
Canada (Ontario)
Grade 5
- Strand
- Comprehension
- Called
- Skim and scan
- How it's taught
- Comprehension strategies made explicit (predicting, inferring, synthesising); critical questions about purpose and audience.