Recall how you find a word in a vocabulary?

You don't read any more than necessary to find the word you seek. Notice that you go directly down a column. Maybe you use your finger to guide your eyes. This type of readind is usually called scanning. Scanning is a technique you often use when looking up a word in the telephone book or dictionary. You search for key words or ideas. In most cases, you know what you're looking for, so you're concentrating on finding a particular answer. Scanning involves moving your eyes quickly down the page seeking specific words and phrases. Scanning is also used when you first find a resource to determine whether it will answer your questions. Once you've scanned the document, you might go back and skim it. When scanning, look for the author's use of organizers such as numbers, letters, steps, or the words, first, second, or next. Look for words that are bold faced, italics, or in a different font size, style, or color. Sometimes the author will put key ideas in the margin. Reading off a computer screen has become a growing concern. Research shows that people have more difficulty reading off a computer screen than off paper. Although they can read and comprehend at the same rate as paper, skimming on the computer is much slower than on paper.

Similarly, scanning skills are valuable for several purposes in studying science. First, they are an aid in locating new terms, which are introduced in the chapter. Unless you understand the new terms, it is impossible to follow the author's reasoning without dictionary or glossary. Thus a preliminary scanning of the chapters will alert you to the new terms and concepts and their sequence. When you locate a new term, try to find its definition. If you are not able to figure out the meaning, then look it up in the glossary or dictionary. (Note: usually new terms are defined as they are introduced in science texts. If your text does not have a glossary, it is a good idea to keep a glossary of your own in the front page of the book. Record the terms and their definition or the page number where the definition is located. This is an excellent aid to refer to when you are reviewing for an examination, as it provides a convenient outline of the course).

Secondly, scanning is useful in locating statements, definitions, formulas, etc. which you must remember completely and precisely. Scan to find the exact and complete statement of a chemical law., the formula of a particular compound in chemistry, or the stages of cell division. Also, scan the charts and figures, for they usually summarize in graphic form the major ideas and facts of the chapter. Expert on scanning to obtain certain information has developed special skills that are different from other reading. During the move the eye quickly see the overall reading material, the reader does not absorb the meaning but simply to recognize that things are looking, it seemed as clear as if in bold. Some people can reach speeds of nearly are not reliable in scanning. In a daily life scanning are used among others to:
1. search for phone numbers 2. search for words in a dictionary 3. looking for entries in the index 4. looking for statistics 5. looking for a television show 6. find a list of trips

Read the steps of scanning, if you want to obtain satisfactory results from a quick read of this technique, follow these steps:
1. see the table of contents and introduction at a glance 2. briefly examine the background of the writing of the book 3. read a brief introductory section secar 4. looking for in the list of contents that are important chapters. 5. read the conclusion (if any) 6. see at a glance bibliography, index list, or appendix.

Understanding scanning is a combination of reading literacy, intellect, emotions associated with knowledge of the reader (background knowledge) to understand a written message. According Kustaryo, the less much the same as described Allen and Valette (1977), for a beginner reading means to know the symbols (printed symbols) of a language. Comprehension readings will gradually be controlled after the word recognition stage is controlled. Of course after reading strategies adopted in accordance with its purpose. About the activities of reading, the experts give different definitions but in Basically they have a shared understanding of reading, that is a process.

Exercise!
A. Here are examples of eye training to recognize the words that you can do regularly.

Look at the words in the leftmost column, and without moving your head (just moving the eyes alone), find the same word in the next four columns. Do it quickly and with just one look, from left to right.

Ten Odder And Here Catty Letter

End Latter Ton City Hair Other

Tan Other Cost Litter Cite Ten

Here End Tune Otter Lather Enter

Odd City Liter Letter Hare After

B. Scan the list if pleasure-reading books and answer the questions. Work quickly

Maries Seaside Caf

Soups & Salads
Soup of the day $2.50 Chicken soup Clam chowder House salad $2.00 $3.00 $3.50

Seafood & Chicken

Fried clams Lobster Fried fish Fried chicken Roast chicken $4.50 $9.00 $6.50 $7.00 $6.50

Drinks
Tea, Coffee Spring water Fruit juice $1.50 $1.50 $2.00

Garden salad $2.00

Tomato salad $2.75

Question!
1. How much garden salad? 2. How much fried chicken? 3. What menu that has the most expensive price on drinkss menu? 4. What menu that has the most expensive price on Maries Seaside Cafs menu? 5. What menu has the cheapest prices on Maries Seaside Cafs menu?

KEY ANSWER
A. 1. Ten

2. Other 3. End 4. Here 5. City 6. letter

B. 1. $2.00

2. $7.00 3. Fruit juice 4. Lobster 5. Tea, Coffee and spring water

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