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Hello everyone! I'm a new 4th grade teacher and wanted some ideas on how to do the NC a-z project. Thanks, Diana
4 Easy Teaching Strategies for Summarizing Skills By Susan Fitzell Summarizing is a life-long skill that greatly affects student learning. It is also a skill that students struggle with significantly. One of the worst consequences of a lack of summarizing skills is the ease with which students will mistakenly plagiarize. Early in my teaching career...See More4 Easy Teaching Strategies for Summarizing Skills By Susan Fitzell Summarizing is a life-long skill that greatly affects student learning. It is also a skill that students struggle with significantly. One of the worst consequences of a lack of summarizing skills is the ease with which students will mistakenly plagiarize. Early in my teaching career, I noticed that when students were assigned a summarizing assignment, they would simply copy sentences from the book – rearranged. Rather than read a sentence and tell it in their own words, they simply switched the wording around.
Not only were they simply copying, they were doing it poorly. When I’d question their methodology and suggest that they were plagiarizing, they were adamant that they were not plagiarizing because what they wrote did not look exactly the same as the text from which they were copying. Finally, through trial and error, I discovered that if students read a paragraph, then covered it, then stated what they read in one sentence, they could often summarize the paragraph in their own words.
Summarizing allows students to re-frame their understanding by identifying key facts and concepts, filing information away in long-term memory in a more concise way. Much research has been done on the efficacy of summarizing. Marzano, Pickering, and Pollack do an excellent job of compiling and presenting that research in teacher-friendly terms.
Here are four great ways to teach summarizing skills to your students. {Click below for the full article. Our content is always free, but please do support our sponsors.)
by Neil Schulman-Sciensational Workshops For Kids
Mar 17
Teachers needed for elementary age summer science enrichment programs. You do not have to be a science major. We teach you these hands on, fun, and educational programs. The programs are sponsored by Recreation Departments, Private Schools, and Community Colleges. Elementary teachers in any grade level may apply. Teachers needed at Evergreen Acade...See More Teachers needed for elementary age summer science enrichment programs. You do not have to be a science major. We teach you these hands on, fun, and educational programs. The programs are sponsored by Recreation Departments, Private Schools, and Community Colleges. Elementary teachers in any grade level may apply. Teachers needed at Evergreen Academy, Cuesta College, Southern State Community College, Columbus School For Girls, Columbus Academy,All Saints Episcopal School TX, Bolles School, San Francisco Bay Area, and Simi Valley Recreation District. The programs are taught by Sciensational Workshops For Kids. Please look us up
by A paraprofessional
Feb 24
Hi,
I'm working as a paraprofessional in one of the upper Westside elementary schools , and I'm hearing rumors about closing the school due to poor performance . anyone has an update on that?
I have a student that was diagnosed with a rare bone cancer and just went through her first chemo treatment. I would like for her to get as many valentine cards and notes as possible. If your students would like to send her one, her name is Remy, 5th gradae, 10 years old. Please send to Sunrise Elem. c/o Tricia LaChance, 101 Lone Palm Road, Orlando...See MoreI have a student that was diagnosed with a rare bone cancer and just went through her first chemo treatment. I would like for her to get as many valentine cards and notes as possible. If your students would like to send her one, her name is Remy, 5th gradae, 10 years old. Please send to Sunrise Elem. c/o Tricia LaChance, 101 Lone Palm Road, Orlando, 32828 Fl. Thank you so much!
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