Name : Dhea Ayu Astuti Olii

Nim : 321421060

Reading task

SCANNING IN READING COMPREHENSION

A. Definition Scanning What is reading comprehension?

Reading comprehension is defined as the level of understanding of a text/message.
This understanding comes from the interaction between the words that are written and how
they trigger knowledge outside the text/message. Understanding a written text means
extracting the required information from it as efficiently as possible. For example, we apply
different reading strategies when looking at a notice board to see it there is an
advertisement for a particular type of flat and when carefully reading an article of special
interest in a scientific journal. Yet locating the relevant advertisement on the board and
understanding the new information contained in the article demonstrates that the reading
purpose in each case has been successfully fulfilled. In the first case, a competent reader will
quickly reject the irrelevant information and find what he is looking for. In the second case,
it is not enough to understand the gist of the text; more detailed comprehension is
necessary. It is therefore essential to take the following elements into consideration.

What is scanning?
Scanning a text is a reading technique where the reader looks for specific
Information rather than trying to absorb all the Information. Scanning is a method of
selective reading, when searching for a particular fact or answer to a question. Scanning can
best be described as a looking rather than a reading process. When we scanning, we only try
to locate specific information and often we do not even follow the linearity of the passage
to do so.

How do I use scanning

1. State in your mind specifically the information for which you are looking, Phrase it in
question form, if possible.
2. Try to anticipate how the answer will appear and what clues you might use to help you
locate the answer.
3. Determine the organization of the material; it is your most important clue to where to
begin looking for information. Especially when looking up information contained in charts
and tables, the organization of the information is crucial to rapid scanning.
4. Use headings and any other aids that will help you identify which sections mightcontain
the Information for which you are looking.
5. Selectively read and skip through likely sections of the passage, keeping in mind the
specific question you formed and your expectations of how the answer might appear. Move
your eyes down the page in a systematic way.
6. When you have found the needed information, carefully read the sentences in which it
appears in order to confirm that you have located the correct information.

B. Example:
The Red Fox
The red fox couldn't have chosen a worse time to bring a litter of kits into the world.
Nestled in a small hollow beneath a hickory tree, curled against their mother's plush fur, the
three young kits were warm and comfortable. But when the freezing storms came, the
shallow nest would surely let in the snow. And it would be too easy for predators to find the
babies when their mother left them to search for food. The fox knew she would have to
seek a new home, and soon."
1. Where had the red fox chosen to nestle?
2. How many young kits did the red fox have?
3. Who might be able to find the babies if the red fox left them alone?
Read the first question, "Where had the red fox chosen to nestle?" Then scan to the
word "nestled". Note out loud that since a form of the word "nestle" (nestled) is in the
question, then perhaps this would be the area of the text where you might find the answer.
Read aloud the sentence, reflect back to the question, and then confirm the answer by
rereading the portion of the sentence that states the answer (a small hollow beneath a
hickory tree, curled against their mother's plush fur) Repeat this procedure with the
remaining two questions.