Skimming

http://www.csbsju.edu/academicadvising/help/skimming.html
The page compares skimming and scanning and provides some techniques.
Other Overviews of Skimming and Scanning:
eHow to Read Quickly and Effectively
http://www.ehow.com/eHow/eHow/0,1053,3832,00.html
Insects: Skimming and Scanning
http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/resources/units/insects/skimming.html?printable=1
Reading Skills http://www.lamission.cc.ca.us/devcom/readingskills.html
Reading Strategies: skimming, scanning, reading intensively
http://news.1september.ru/eng/1999/eng19-3.htm
Types of Reading http://sanborn.k12.nh.us/HS/Website/typesRead.htm