2. Scanning is very fast reading.
Ø You scan when you want to find
information quickly.
Ø You scan a list, telephone book,
an advertisement, a newspaper article, a
web page etc
3. How do you scan?
Ø You move your eyes quickly over the page
Ø You don’t read all the words
Ø You read only the words that help you find
the information
4. Scanning exercises
Ø Help you learn how to find information faster
Ø Teach you how to move your eyes more quickly across
the page
Ø Will help you recognize words faster and move your eyes
more quickly across the page
Ø This will help you read faster and with better
comprehension
Ø This will help you in your everyday life, at school and at
work
5. Important!
Ø You don’t need to read everything or try
to understand everything.
Ø You only need to look for the words that
help you understand answer the question.
6. Remember BEFORE you read
Ø Look at the title
Ø Look at any pictures
Ø Look at any headings
Ø ASK YOURSELF
Ø “What is this text about?”
Ø Link up with whatever knowledge you
have about this topic.
8. Scan the Marathon results to get
the answers.
Ø 1. Where did the winner come from?
9.
10. Know what you are scanning for!
Ø 2. What were the places of the two
Kenyan runners?
š You would look in the country column first
and then the place column for the
answer.
Ø 3. What was the time for Paula
Radcliffe?
Ø You would look for Paula Radcliffe and
then in the time column.
