Scanning as a technique, which means read quickly in order to identify specific information is appropriate to be applied in various types of texts. In teaching learning process, the teacher built students‟ skill in reading by using scanning technique. Teacher gives times to students to find out the specific information in the text quickly without reading the whole text. In brief, by using scanning technique in reading process can make the readers become flexible in reading a text. Good readers are active readers who must be active in identifying the information they want in the text without reading the whole text. It can be said that scanning technique can be useful in teaching reading because it can help the students become good and flexible reader.