scanning is reading rapidly in order to find specific facts. scanning is commonly used in everyday life .

example: *when looking up a word in a dictionary or finding your friends name in the contacts directory of your phone .

*a conference guide

Skimming is reading rapidly in order to get  a general overview of the material.

Example:* looking over a  magazine article to decide if you want to read it.

*The newspaper-to quickly get the general news of the day.