When I was in 6th grade, I had a teacher that insisted we learn speedreading. I hated it. We had to write a book report every night on a book that we had read using his method. I read a book a night, alright, but by MY method. Once in awhile, if I didn't feel like reading, I would write a report on a book I had read before the whole nightmare started. I see no value in "skimming" being called "reading".