I recently used a strategy with adult readers in which I presented a brief nonfiction article (which I had cut and paste from the internet) so that in the first column of a three column table a paragraph at a time appeared. The second column was labeled summarize, with the third column labeled 'Why is it important?" The purpose was to show teachers how to connect summaries to determining importance and then through their shared discussion, demonstrate how it helped to deepen their understanding and slow down their thinking, as we need kids to do--especially with more problematic texts.
Lori On 3/12/07 11:24 AM, "William Forsyth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Does anyone have any ideas for a quick 30 minute activity for staff > development using a reading strategy for middle school teachers 5-8? > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive -- Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach & Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 57555 http:www.tcsdk12.org ph. 605.856.2211 Literacies for All Summer Institute "Literate Lives: A Human Right" July 12-15, 2007 Louisville, Kentucky http://www.ncte.org/profdev/conv/wlu _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
