1st Semester 2020-2021 Adventist University of the Philippines Academy

Magazines – to quickly discover which articles you would like to read in more detail

Business and Travel Brochures – to quickly get informed



Scanning - Picture yourself visiting a historical city, guide book in hand. You would most probably just scan the guide book to see which site you might want to visit. Scanning involves getting your eyes to quickly scuttle across sentence and is used to get just a simple piece of information. You’ll be searching for specific words or phrases that will give you more information and answer questions you may have. Interestingly, research has concluded that reading off a computer screen actually inhibits the pathways to effective scanning and thus, reading of paper is far more conducive to speedy comprehension of texts.
Something students sometimes do not give enough importance to is illustrations. These should be included in your scanning. Pay special attention to the introduction and the conclusion.

Examples of Scanning:

1. 
   A google search list on the internet.
   
2. 
   A bus/airplane schedule
   
3. 
   A conference guide
   
4. 
   A graph
   

Extensive reading involves learners reading texts for enjoyment and to develop general reading skills. It can be compared with intensive reading, which means reading in detail with specific learning aims and tasks.
Example
A teacher reads a short story with learners, but does not set them any tasks except to read and listen.
In the classroom
Extensive reading is often overlooked, especially as a classroom activity. Teachers often feel it is not an effective use of class time or are just uncomfortable with the extended silence. Learners can be encouraged to read extensively by setting up a class library, encouraging review writing, and incorporating reading of books into the syllabus, and dedicating some class time to quiet reading.