Reading sub-skill refers to the well-planned reading approach which helps the learners to comprehend and perceive the meaning of the text effectively. There are different kinds of reading sub-skill and 'Skimming' is one of them.Skimming:Skimming is one of the reading techniques which focuses on reading rapidly to get the gist of the text.It looks at the keywords of the text for a general overview. It ignores or skips unnecessary information to get the main idea.It involves one going through the text to get the central idea. All the insignificant words are avoided and the focus is on the meaning-bearing elements.For example, a reader reads a text on the impact of the pandemic, COVID-19 on learning of children in primary school to get the overall idea to present in a meeting. Hence, it is clear that Skimming is reading a text to get the general idea of the text.Additional Information Scanning involves quickly glancing through the text to find out a specific piece of information. It is used when looking into a dictionary, invoices, catalogs, etc. It involves going through a text in search of a specific piece of information; such as searching for a specific name, date, word, phrase, figures, or percentage.