Names of Group 7: Maharani Robiatul Islam

(2113065)

Putra Saparingga

(21130 10)

Tiara Rahmasari

(2113045)

Lecturer

: Dewi Syafitri, M.Pd

Course

: Extensive Reading

Reading Comprehension Skills

A. Scanning
Scanning is a way to read very fast. In scanning, you dont read all the words. You just
read the words you are looking for. Scanning is so important for improving your reading. If
you learn to scan, you can learn to read and understand faster.
Scanning is very useful for finding a specific name, date, statistic, or fact without reading
entire article. Scanning can be done at 1500 or more words per minute. There are steps in
scanning an article:
1. Keep in mind at all times what it is you are looking for.
2. Anticipate in what form the information is likely to appear numbers, proper nouns, etc.
3. Analyze the organization of the content before starting to scan.
4. Let your eyes run rapidly over several lines of print at a time.
5. When you find the sentence that has the information you seek, read the entire sentence.
Example of Scanning:
Circle the key word every time you see it in the line. Work quickly.
Key words
1. Into

onto

unto

into

intro

into

2. Been

been

bean

born

been

barn

3. After

alter

alter

after

afar

otter

4. Which

witch which winch whisk which

5. They

thy

B. Previewing

they

then

them they

Previewing is looking for your reading material in order to become familiar with its
content and goals before you start to read it. This helps to make the reading an easier, faster,
and more effective learning experience. There are four steps in previewing a reading passage:
1. Read the Title. The title often will give you the topic or subject of the reading
passage. As you read the title, begin thinking about the reading passage. What is the
passage about? What kind of information will I learn? What do I already know
about this subject?
2. Read the First Paragraph. The first paragraph often will give you the main idea of
the reading selection. As you read the first paragraph, continue thinking about the
material. Does the first paragraph give me any more specific information about the
reading? What do I know about this subject? If the selection is very short, such as a
single paragraph, you need to read just the first one or two sentences.
3. Read the Last Paragraph. The last paragraph often sums up what the author has to
say. You get an idea as to what the author feels is the most important and if the
selection is very short, you need to read only the last one or two sentences.
4. Look Over the Passage. Move your eyes quickly over the passage. As you glance
over the material, note any key words that might give you additional information about
the main idea.
C. Predicting
Predicting is a strategy in which readers think about what they are going to read based on
clues from the reading.
D. Conclusion
Scanning is one of the strategies in reading comprehension through reads and understands
faster. In scanning, we do not read all the words but we just only read the words you are
looking for.
Previewing is one of the strategies in reading comprehension through read and look for
your reading material in order to know what is its content and goals before you start to read
the articles.
Predicting is one of the strategies in reading comprehension through the clues from
reading that the readers think about what they are going to read.
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