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Note taking

by DW

Apr 1, 2016

Looking for some input... Is it reasonable for third graders to take notes independently while listening to the teacher read a passage? Then use those notes (and nothing else) to answer questions. The teacher lessons are from Core Knowledge curriculum.

I am a concerned parent and feel that this is not a reasonable expectation. Please weigh in. Thank you!

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Helen C. On 4/01/16, DW wrote: > Looking for some input... Is it reasonable for third graders > to take notes independently while listening to the teacher > read a passage? Then use those notes (and nothing else) to > answer questions. The teacher lessons are from Core Knowledge > curriculum. > > I am a concerned parent and feel that th...See More

Apr 2, 2016

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RL On 4/02/16, Helen C. wrote: > On 4/01/16, DW wrote: >> Looking for some input... Is it reasonable for third graders >> to take notes independently while listening to the teacher >> read a passage? Then use those notes (and nothing else) to >> answer questions. The teacher lessons are from Core Knowledge >> curriculu...See More

Jun 16, 2016

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Zakiya I am teaching explanations at the moment for my Year 3 class. Teaching note taking skills is a part of my English Program. We watch brief digital informative texts and students take notes in scaffolded graphic organisers. Students watch the video clip 3 times. First time watch only. Second time take key notes in the form of bullet points. Third tim...See MoreI am teaching explanations at the moment for my Year 3 class. Teaching note taking skills is a part of my English Program. We watch brief digital informative texts and students take notes in scaffolded graphic organisers. Students watch the video clip 3 times. First time watch only. Second time take key notes in the form of bullet points. Third time add what they have missed out on. Finally they compare their notes with a partner's notes and fill in. Plenty of practice and class discussions on relevant topics can give you amazing results. Students picked up on important facts, key words and visuals were of great help. Explicit teaching, modelling and guided practice with a lot of scaffolding are some key factors in achieving this goal.

On 6/16/16, RL wrote: > On 4/02/16, Helen C. wrote: >> On 4/01/16, DW wrote: >>> Looking for some input... Is it reasonable for third > graders >>> to take notes independently while listening to the teacher >>> read a passage? Then use those notes (and nothing else) to >>> answer questions. The teacher lessons are from Core > Knowledge >>> curriculum. >>> >>> I am a concerned parent and feel that this is not a > reasonable >>> expectation. Please weigh in. Thank you! > > > I taught third grade and we took notes. The key is to > explicitly teach how notes should be taken and give the > students a lot of opportunities to practice. Now of course > you're not going to get into a college - style lecture and > have the students copy pages and pages, but teaching them how > to listen for key ideas ( who, what, when, where, why,etc.) > when reading (or listening) to a passage will help wonders. > > We also practiced dictation during grammar time because the > only way for students to learn how to write, is by writing. I > took every opportunity for those little guys to write with a > pencil in hand. Then if you let them use a highlighter... OMG > that's where the money is. And we did. A lot. It's all about > the expectations and modeling what you want them to do. We > even took notes during ELA & Math instruction. There were a > lot of simple key words, phrases, and illustrations but like > the HS teacher said, I'm trying to build a foundation for > them. > > > Hope that helps. > > RL >

Jul 25, 2016

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Michelle One year, I taught social studies for 3 sections. There
were not enough books for each class to have their own
books to study from, so my kids HAD to take notes.
However, I provided them study notes to study from for a
test. They don't all take good notes at this age! Zakiya,
what do you mean by scaffolded graphic organizers? Can you...See More

Jul 25, 2016

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Zakiya Michelle,what I meant is a sort of a concept map with the title in the middle and some bubbles around to write key points or numbered boxes and arrows like flow charts so that students can jot down notes easily without spending too much time. Hope this makes sense! On 7/25/16, Michelle wrote: > One year, I taught social studies for 3 sections. T...See MoreMichelle,what I meant is a sort of a concept map with the title in the middle and some bubbles around to write key points or numbered boxes and arrows like flow charts so that students can jot down notes easily without spending too much time. Hope this makes sense! On 7/25/16, Michelle wrote: > One year, I taught social studies for 3 sections. There > were not enough books for each class to have their own > books to study from, so my kids HAD to take notes. > However, I provided them study notes to study from for a > test. They don't all take good notes at this age! Zakiya, > what do you mean by scaffolded graphic organizers? Can you > clarify that in my mind for me, please? Thanks. On > 7/25/16, Zakiya wrote: >> I am teaching explanations at the moment for my Year 3 >> class. Teaching note taking skills is a part of my >> English Program. We watch brief digital informative texts >> and students take notes in scaffolded graphic organisers. >> Students watch the video clip 3 times. First time watch >> only. Second time take key notes in the form of bullet >> points. Third time add what they have missed out on. >> Finally they compare their notes with a partner's notes >> and fill in. Plenty of practice and class discussions on >> relevant topics can give you amazing results. Students >> picked up on important facts, key words and visuals were >> of great help. Explicit teaching, modelling and guided >> practice with a lot of scaffolding are some key factors >> in achieving this goal. >> >> On 6/16/16, RL wrote: >>> On 4/02/16, Helen C. wrote: >>>> On 4/01/16, DW wrote: >>>>> Looking for some input... Is it reasonable for third >>> graders >>>>> to take notes independently while listening to the >>>>> teacher read a passage? Then use those notes (and >>>>> nothing else) > to >>>>> answer questions. The teacher lessons are from Core >>> Knowledge >>>>> curriculum. >>>>> >>>>> I am a concerned parent and feel that this is not a >>> reasonable >>>>> expectation. Please weigh in. Thank you! >>> >>> >>> I taught third grade and we took notes. The key is to >>> explicitly teach how notes should be taken and give the >>> students a lot of opportunities to practice. Now of >>> course you're not going to get into a college - style >>> lecture and have the students copy pages and pages, but >>> teaching them > how >>> to listen for key ideas ( who, what, when, where, >>> why,etc.) when reading (or listening) to a passage will >>> help wonders. >>> >>> We also practiced dictation during grammar time because >>> the only way for students to learn how to write, is by >>> writing. I took every opportunity for those little guys >>> to write with a pencil in hand. Then if you let them use >>> a highlighter... OMG that's where the money is. And we >>> did. A lot. It's all about the expectations and modeling >>> what you want them to do. We even took notes during ELA >>> & Math instruction. There were a lot of simple key >>> words, phrases, and illustrations but like the HS >>> teacher said, I'm trying to build a foundation for them. >>> >>> >>> Hope that helps. >>> >>> RL >>>

Jul 28, 2016

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