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Grade 5 Reading & Writing · World 7: Expedition Lab · Level 60
Skim and Scan
Find the useful section, then the fact, in print and on screen.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 60
- You don't read everything the same way. To skim is to glance over a text for the main idea. Look at titles, headings, and first sentences.
- To scan is to move your eyes quickly to find one fact, like a date or a name.
- Use the contents page to find the right chapter. Then scan it.
- As you read, connect to what you know. If the text says something new, update your thinking.
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:
- 5.P.EICC.3.b — Scan and skim the text, making note of structures and sections that might be most useful. (I)
- 5.P.EICC.3.c — Draw from, compare, build, and integrate prior knowledge with the material in the text, addressing inconsistencies or gaps and adding to knowledge repertoires as appropriate. (I)