Skimming text is a beneficial reading skill as it serves multiple purposes. For one, it capitalizes on the predictable nature of informational text and allows a reader to engage in a mental text-walk before reading to parallel the writer's main points. Also, it can be used as a review activity when students have covered a lot of material and need to review important points prior to taking a comprehensive assessment. Because skimming is the second of 3 reading super speeds, it works very well wi