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SUMMARIZING

SUMMARIZING. In what situations is it important for our students to summarize?. Quick Table discussion. take sections of text and restate the most important idea(s) in our own words analyze text at a deep level use subskills , such as: d etermining importance paraphrasing

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SUMMARIZING

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  1. SUMMARIZING

  2. In what situations is it important for our students to summarize? Quick Table discussion

  3. take sections of text and restate the most important idea(s) in our own words analyze text at a deep level use subskills, such as: determining importance paraphrasing distinguishing between main ideas/ details Use reading tools, such as: rereading, slowing down, marking the text WHEN WE SUMMARIZE, WE…

  4. is one of the hardest skills to grasp is one of the most difficult skills to teach must be modeled repeatedly must be practiced often SUMMARIZING… • is one of the hardestskills to grasp • is one of the most difficultskillsto teach • must be modeledrepeatedly • must be practicedoften

  5. Delete trivial material that is unnecessary to understanding. Delete words that repeat information. Substitute for a list of things with a word that describes the things in the list (ex: use “trees” for “elm, oak, and maple”) Keep things that are important. RULE BASED SUMMARIZING

  6. Delete trivial material that is unnecessary to understanding. Delete words that repeat information. Substitute for a list of things with a word that describes the things in the list (ex: use “trees” for “elm, oak, and maple”) Keep things that are important. RULE BASED SUMMARIZING. . . 1. Delete unnecessary things. 2. Substitute for lists. 3. Keep main ideas.

  7. SUMMARIZING ACTIVITIES Selective Underlining/Highlighting Margin/Sticky Notes Doodle Pages What’s Interesting? / What’s Important? One Sentence Summary / GIST / Sum It Up Somebody…Wanted...But...So… (fiction) Technology Twists Microsoft Word: highlighting, comments, track changes

  8. Model Teach Teacher Responsibility Guided Practice Independent Practice Student Responsibility

  9. Summarizing in the Classrooms • Week 1 of 4th block • Continuously in regular classes • Resources • Flip Book (anything to add??) • Wiki: http://kmsreading.pbwiki.com (public) • Colleagues • Ongoing support from Literacy Coach • One-Sentence Summary of this session! Wrap-up

  10. Sources Beers, K. (2003). When Kids Can't Read. Portsmouth: Heinemann. Harvey, S., & Goudvis, A. (2007). Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension for Understanding and Engagement. Portland: Stenhouse. Marzano, R. J., Pickering, D. J., & PollocK, J. E. (2001). Classroom Instruction that Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement. Alexandria: ASCD. Tovani, C. (2000). I Read It But I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers. Portsmouth: Stenhouse.

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