I’m working on comprehension!
My strategy is Summarize Text; Include Sequence of Main Events
Secret to Success
The reader captures the most important parts of text but expresses them in a shorter version so the text is more easily remembered. Readers are able to tell the main point of a selection. At times finding key words or phrases may be helpful to support their ideas.
What you can say or model
While reading a chapter book, ask your child to summarize what happened in the previous chapter, telling the main ideas and using story elements to organize the summary. Model picking out the important parts and skipping the unimportant information. This can be done orally or written in a journal.
Language we use:
Adapted from The Café Book by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser
My strategy is Summarize Text; Include Sequence of Main Events
Secret to Success
The reader captures the most important parts of text but expresses them in a shorter version so the text is more easily remembered. Readers are able to tell the main point of a selection. At times finding key words or phrases may be helpful to support their ideas.
What you can say or model
While reading a chapter book, ask your child to summarize what happened in the previous chapter, telling the main ideas and using story elements to organize the summary. Model picking out the important parts and skipping the unimportant information. This can be done orally or written in a journal.
Language we use:
- “What is this selection about?”
- “What are the main ideas of this selection? What is your evidence?”
- “What is not important to remember in this selection? Why?”
Adapted from The Café Book by Gail Boushey and Joan Moser