One of the most important comprehensive skills is the ability to quickly read the entire reading material. There are two types of cursory reading. One of them is to read quickly to find answers to very specific questions such as names, dates, telephone numbers, and so on. This way of reading is often called scanning. So, scanning is a speed reading technique to get information without reading the others.
steps to read scanning, if you want to get satisfactory results from this speed reading technique, follow the steps below:
1. Look at the table of contents and introduction at a glance
2. Briefly review the background of book writing
3. read the introductory section briefly
4. Look in the table of contents for important chapters.
5. read the conclusion section (if any)
6. see at a glance the bibliography, index list, or appendix.
Signal words detail :
1. First : Identify the question
2. Second : Find the keyword
3. Third : Scanning the text
4. Lastly : Determine the answer
First, Identify the question. Read the quetions completely and try to find what the question ask for.
Second, Find the keyword. After you identify the questions, try to find the keyword or the spesific information on the question
Third, scanning the text, Find the answer by scanning the text with see the specific informatian.
Lastly, determine the answer, is it relevant with what the question ask for