Reading writing skills Reading Skill: Scanning for organization in reading materials When you're reading a text in order to find specific information, scanning it first to get an idea of the way the text is organized can be a big help Visual clues-things like numbers and dates; lists, sections and subtitles(小标题; dialogs, quotations and recurring phrases-are easy to see in a text, and can often give us a good picture of its organization and content before we start reading. When we read in our own language, we usually notice the visual clues automatically, without thinking about them. When you're reading in English, paying conscious attention to visual clues before you read can improve your comprehension and make your reading more efficientReading & Writing Skills Reading Skill: Scanning for organization in reading materials. When you’re reading a text in order to find specific information, scanning it first to get an idea of the way the text is organized can be a big help. Visual clues—things like numbers and dates; lists, sections and subtitles(小标题); dialogs, quotations and recurring phrases—are easy to see in a text, and can often give us a good picture of its organization and content before we start reading. When we read in our own language, we usually notice the visual clues automatically, without thinking about them. When you’re reading in English, paying conscious attention to visual clues before you read can improve your comprehension and make your reading more efficient