After reading the summarizing model I felt very validated for what we are already doing in our classrooms. I feel like we truly live by this gradual release model. I was more interested in how she was teaching her students to learn how to summarize, with the method of circling key details and crossing off useless information, while putting it into your own words as you go. I have not yet taught my students how to write a summary this year, but I think this will be a very powerful way to teach it. I plan on using this same model while gradually releasing my students.
Another idea is to teach them to break apart the text into sections and paraphrase each section. Then go back and try to identify the main ideas by rereading the paraphrased portion.
I agree with you Natalie, I think our school does a great job with the gradual release model. I did like seeing the teachers schedule on how she does this process. I am always looking for new ideas. We need to model for our students before beginning any new concept. I feel that we need to continue determining importance in order to develop these skills.
Anne, I actually used the strategy you suggested. I used the gradual release and modeled how to break the text apart, identify the most important key details and then use those details to identify the main idea. I will say that students were much more comfortable with this method of identifying the main idea than they were with tackling an entire text. I actually found this strategy on another resource you suggested, Readworks.org
After reading the summarizing model I felt very validated for what we are already doing in our classrooms. I feel like we truly live by this gradual release model. I was more interested in how she was teaching her students to learn how to summarize, with the method of circling key details and crossing off useless information, while putting it into your own words as you go. I have not yet taught my students how to write a summary this year, but I think this will be a very powerful way to teach it. I plan on using this same model while gradually releasing my students.
ReplyDeleteAnother idea is to teach them to break apart the text into sections and paraphrase each section. Then go back and try to identify the main ideas by rereading the paraphrased portion.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Natalie, I think our school does a great job with the gradual release model. I did like seeing the teachers schedule on how she does this process. I am always looking for new ideas. We need to model for our students before beginning any new concept. I feel that we need to continue determining importance in order to develop these skills.
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Anne, I actually used the strategy you suggested. I used the gradual release and modeled how to break the text apart, identify the most important key details and then use those details to identify the main idea. I will say that students were much more comfortable with this method of identifying the main idea than they were with tackling an entire text. I actually found this strategy on another resource you suggested, Readworks.org
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