SKIMMING AND SCAMMING

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 PREFACE

Preface

First of all, the writer would like to thank Allah SWT for being able to complete the paper entitled
"Skimming and Scanning Technique For Reading". The author also thanks all those who helped in
writing this paper.

And in the preparation of this paper, the author faced many challenges and obstacles but with the
help of various parties these challenges could be overcome. The author realizes that there are still
many shortcomings in the writing of this paper.

Therefore, the author would like to thank profusely to all those who have helped in the preparation
of this paper, hopefully their help will receive a worthy reply from Allah swt and we are all blessed by
Allah. preparation and material. Therefore, the author hopes that criticism from readers can help the
author in perfecting his next paper.
 CHAPTER 1
INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the paper

Various reasons so that a student is not interested in reading a book,
magazine, newspaper and the like in certain subjects, this is due to several factors
including the thickness of the book itself which is up to a hundred pages which
causes a student's interest or desire to read to decrease. drastic. How long does it
take to just read a book so that the others are forgotten. Why?
Actually, a person who does not have a high intellectual capacity can finish
reading a book that is up to 100 or up to 1000 pages thick in just a few moments.
This can be done if you master the correct reading technique, because in a book or
the like there is a sentence or a statement that is incorrect or less valuable to read,
even though the book has actually been tested for validity, but not all of the
information or content of the book can provide accurate information. readers want.
There are several books or references that we really have to read in detail because
these books and references are our guide to mastering subjects that are relevant to
our own major.
Apart from books and reviews, sometimes students need supporting books
or the like in completing their study of knowledge. If we read this book, we can skip
over reading only the important parts and according to the information needed. In
order to absorb important information in a book, a good and effective reading
technique is needed by a reader. How to read directly to the main idea and directly
reading on the desired information section is the most effective technique for
reading books, magazines and newspapers that up to hundreds of pages.

1.2 Purpose of paper

a. to understand reading techniques to find the main idea or core in the reading as a
whole.
b. looking for the main idea or core of a reading.
c. It aims to find more specific information from a long reading.

1.3

a. Understand skimming techniques.

b. Understand scanning techniques.

c. presents reading comprehension learning steps with skimming and scanning techniques.
 CHAPTER II

SKIMMING AND SCANNING

1.1.Theorical Basis

Discussing about reading, we are reminded of the first word of God revealed on this earth,
namely Surah Al Alag where it means that humans are ordered to read both written and implied.
If we understand in depth the content of the verse, we draw the conclusion that we do not have to
read everything. This is related to our discussion of skimming and scanning. Where in reading
something is not done thoroughly but can be done by skimming and scanning. Here are some
definitions of Skimming is How to read just to get the main idea; Skimming is the act of
extracting the essence or essence of something; Skimming is a reading technique by sweeping
pages. From the various definitions above, we conclude that skimming is a reading skill that is
systematically arranged to get efficient results for various purposes. While Scanning is a
technique of reading to get information without reading anything else; So, straight to the problem
you're looking for.

1. Skimming and scanning techniques

Skimming and scanning, therefore, are two very different strategies for speed reading.
They are used for different purposes, and they require different reading skills, but they are very
significant to go about reading comprehension.

a. Understanding skimming techniques

Skimming often refers to the way in which one reads at a faster rate to gain the general
idea about the text without paying heed to the intentional and detailed meaning of the text.

For Example - When one reads the text only in order to understand the thesis statement, in one
or two lines.

 Skimming is achieved by reading that text only which is considered to be relevant.

 Skimming requires a lower understanding of word recognition than compared to

scanning.

Procedure - Read the introductory paragraph and the conclusion paragraph very carefully. You
should search for headings and subheadings to get a good grasp of the idea.

b. Understanding scanning techniques

Scanning refers to the technique when one looks into the document or the text provided for
searching some specific text such as some keywords.

Example - Now it may be applied to the real-life example of a dictionary, wherein one looks for
a specific word meaning or a directory wherein one searches for the phone number of someone.
  Scanning requires one to have a look at the whole document quickly at least once.

 Scanning requires a higher understanding of word recognition compared to skimming.

Procedure - You should search for headings and subheadings to get a good grasp of the idea, as
to where your required detail will be found.

c. Steps of learning reading comprehension with skimming and scanning techniques

1. Skimming — getting the essence from reading material without reading all the words —
boils down to knowing what parts to read and what parts to pass by. Following are some tips and
techniques for recognizing what is important to read in the act of skimming.

 Know what you want

Before you start skimming, ask yourself what you want to get from the book or article under
your nose. Think of two or three terms that describe what you want to know, and as you skim,
keep an eye out for those two or three terms. Aimlessly skimming with no particular purpose can
cause drowsiness, and eventually, sleep.

 Read vertically as well as horizontally

When skimming, you move your eyes vertically as much as you move your eyes horizontally. In
other words, you move your eyes down the page as much as you move them from side to side.
Skimming is a bit like running down stairs. Yes, you should take one step at a time, and running
down stairs is reckless, but you also get there faster by running.

 Think like the author

Every article, book, and Web page is written to make a point of some kind, and if you can detect
the author’s strategies for making his point, you can separate the important from the unimportant
material in the course of your reading. You can focus on the original, meaningful material and
skip over the material that just supports the author’s argument without advancing it.

Detecting the author’s strategies requires you to put yourself in his place. Besides noticing the
material on the page, notice how he presents the material. See whether you can recognize how
the author places background material, secondary arguments, tangential information, and just
plain frippery.

 Preread before you start skimming

Examine an article before you read it. By prereading an article before you skim, you can pinpoint
the parts of the article that require your undivided attention and the parts that you can skip.
  Try to detect the main idea in the introductory paragraphs

The introductory paragraphs usually express the main idea, argument, or goal of an article or
chapter. Read these paragraphs closely. They tell you what the author’s aim is, which can help
you decide early on whether the article or chapter is worth reading in detail.

 Read the first sentence in each paragraph

The introductory sentence of each paragraph usually describes what follows in the paragraph.
When you skim, read the first sentence in each paragraph and then decide whether the rest of the
paragraph deserves a read. If it doesn’t, move on.

 Don’t necessarily read complete sentences

When skimming, you don’t even have to read complete sentences. If the start of a sentence holds
no promise of the sentence giving you the information you want, skip to the next sentence. Read
the start of sentences with an eye to whether they will yield useful information, and read them all
the way through only if they appear to be useful at first glance.

 Skip examples and proofs

Authors often present examples to prove a point, but if you believe the point doesn’t need
proving, you can skip the examples.

2. Scanning is sweeping your eyes (like radar) over part of a text to find specific pieces of
information.

When to use it: to quickly locate specific information from a large quantity of written material.

To scan text:

 after gaining an overview and skimming, identify the section(s) of the text that you
probably need to read.
 start scanning the text by allowing your eyes (or finger) to move quickly over a page.
 as soon as your eye catches an important word or phrase, stop reading.
 when you locate information requiring attention, you then slow down to read the relevant
section more thoroughly. 
 scanning and skimming are no substitutes for thorough reading and should only be used
to locate material quickly.

2. Relevant research

a. Skimming is useful when you want to survey a text to get a general idea of what it is about. In
skimming you ignore the details and look for the main ideas. Main ideas are usually found in the
first sentences of each paragraph and in the first and last paragraphs. It is also useful to pay
attention to the organisation of the text.

As reading is an interactive process, you have to work at constructing the meaning of the text
from the marks on the paper. You need to be active all the time when you are reading. It is
useful, therefore, if you need to read the text in detail, before you start reading to activate the
knowledge you have about the topic of the text and to formulate questions based on this
information. Skimming a text for gist can help you formulate questions to keep you interacting
with the text.

b. Scanning is a reading technique to be used when you want to find specific information

quickly. In scanning you have a question in your mind and you read a passage only to find the
answer, ignoring unrelated information.

Chapter 3
CONCLUSION

Conclusion From the explanation or explanation above, the author can conclude that according to
the paper "Skimming and Scanning Techniques" concludes that there are many people using
skimming and scanning techniques. But not a few of them know the true meaning of skimming
and scanning. Skimming and scanning techniques are very helpful in finding something or
information quickly. So it is hoped that after reading this paper many people will be helped by
skimming and scanning techniques. B. We suggest that the author is far from perfect, in the
future the author will be more focused and detailed in explaining the paper above with sources
that can of course be accounted for. For suggestions, it can contain criticism or suggestions for
writing and can also respond to the conclusions of the discussion papers that have been
described.
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