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Scanning, Previewing and Predicting

Scanning, previewing, and predicting are important reading strategies. Scanning involves quickly looking through a text to find specific information like dates or definitions. Previewing a text prepares the reader by looking at elements like the title, cover, and introduction to make predictions. Predicting helps readers engage with what each section may contain by thinking about what has come before. Using these strategies can improve reading comprehension.

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Scanning, Previewing and Predicting

Scanning, previewing, and predicting are important reading strategies. Scanning involves quickly looking through a text to find specific information like dates or definitions. Previewing a text prepares the reader by looking at elements like the title, cover, and introduction to make predictions. Predicting helps readers engage with what each section may contain by thinking about what has come before. Using these strategies can improve reading comprehension.

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Scanning, Previewing and Predicting

by Amelia Eka Putri

SCANNING
When we are scanning, we know we are looking for. We search for the key word or
concetrating on finding particular answer. Usually, it is done to find some specific or detail
information quickly, for examples:
1. date;
2. numbers;
3. location;
4. definition;
5. etc.
In our daily activity, usually we use this kind of reading skill when we search a name in a
phone book or search a word in a dictionary. It is also when the student find the answer of
their exam in reading comprehensive. Scanning can make our eyes quickly move.
There are some steps for scanning based on RMIT (2005):
1. look for key words, or words that are repeated;
2. look for definitions;
3. look for highlighted words, such as words in bold or italic;
4. look for numbers, such as dates and statistics;
5. look for examples, including diagrams.
“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.” (Lamb and Johnson, 1999)
PREVIEWING AND PREDICTING
“Language instructors are often frustrated by the fact that students do not
automatically transfer the strategies they use when reading in their native language to
reading in a language they are learning. Instead, they seem to think reading means
starting at the beginning and going word by word, stopping to look up every unknown
vocabulary item, until they reach the end.” (NCLRC, 2003)
We are previewing text to prepare recieving information from written material.
The skill is needed to improve our reading comprehensive. It is usually use in reading a
fiction or a non-fiction.
Previewing a fiction (Abromitis, 2009):
1. looking at the cover and title;
2. reading the blurbs on the back;
3. considering the author and his or her style;
4. predicting.
Previewing a non-fiction (Abromitis, 2009):
1. know about a topic;
2. what they’d like to know;
3. and the structure of the book or article (titles, subtitles, illustrations, charts, etc.);
4. what information may be included.
Predicting is one of some prereading ativity. So, it is done before and during
reading. Text is devided into some section, such as chapters and subtitled sections. We
predict what will be in each section based on what has occured before. After that, we read
to verify our prediction then we predict again. This kind of activity can make the us
engage reading and help to develop the level of thinking skill.
SOURCES

Abromitis, B. (2009). Prereading Strategies to Increase Comprehension. http://www.suite101.


com/content/prereading-strategies-to-increase-comprehension-a95629, April 4th 2011,
07.38 am.
Lamb and Johnson. (1999). Skimming and Scanning. http://42explore.com/skim.htm, April
4th 2011, 06.15 am.
NCLRC. (2003). Strategies for Developing Reading Skills. http://www.nclrc.org/essentials/
reading/stratread.htm, April 4th 2011, 07.40 am.
RMIT. (2005). Scanning a Text. https://www.dlsweb.rmit.edu.au/lsu/content/1_StudySkills/
study_tuts/reading_LL/scan.html, April 4th 2011, 06.17 am.

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