The Process to Locate Information Within a Source

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The Processto Locate Information Within a Source

• Scan or skim for keywords using text features,
  aides, or conventions
• Looking scanning and skimming

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Scanning Skimming

• To scan or skim you MATCH
• Scan match letter by letter
• Skim match word

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Scanning

• I know the exact word I want to match.
• So match letter by letter (detail)

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Practice scanning for CAR
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Things we scan or match (make connections)

• Insert picture of parking lot with cars
• Note you only look at other cars to see if they
  match your own car.

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Call Numbers on the Spines of books

• Insert picture of books on shelf, focus on call
  numbers located on spines.

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Guide Words

• Insert picture of open dictionary showing guide
  words
• Insert picture of open encyclopedia showing guide
  words

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To find a telephone number

• Insert picture of telephone directory

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Indexessometimes

• Insert picture index in an open book

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What if there are 2 or 3 or more different words
an author could use to say the same thing, e.g.
car, auto, vehicle

• I cant scan because I dont know if I am
  matching c, a or v.
• I need to skim

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Skimming

• To skim I match the idea or concept (big ideas)
• I read and compare the word.

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Skim for the word car. Read each word to see if
it matches.
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Indexessometimes we skim

• Insert picture of index in open book again

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Search Engine ?

• Insert picture of personal computer

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Search Engines usually scan for us.

• Insert picture of personal computer

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Lets practice scanning skimming
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• Delta

• Poplar Bluff

• Capitol of Missouri

• Skyline

• City along the
• Mississippi River

• Home of Bass Pro
• Shops third largest
• city in Missouri

• Springfield

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Remember

• Dont READ keywords, SCAN or SKIM

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What do you scan and skim to find the keyword?

• Text features or text aides or text conventions.
• Text Features Lesson Plan available at
  www.lmcliteracy.com