Scanning and whole word recognition

Skimming involves glancing over a text quickly in order to see if a text might be of interest.  Scanning involves looking over a text quickly in order to get the gist of it.

Word searches are useful for:

• Learners who need to improve their reading skills.  Some learners read every word very carefully, so often fail to take in the meaning of the text because by the time they reach the end of a paragraph they have forgotten what it was about.  Learners need to select either skimming, scanning or detailed reading from their toolbox of skills according to the purpose for which they are reading.
• Learners who are beginning on the whole word recognition journey.