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SĚĒĒĆėĞ WėĎęĎēČ—MĆėğĆēĔ IēċĔėĒĆęĎĔē
Effective summarizing leads to an increase in student learning. Helping students recognize how information
is structured will help them summarize
what they read or hear. For example,
summarizing of a reading assignment can
be more effective when done within
summary frames, which typically include
a series of questions the teacher provides
to direct student attention to speciϐic
content (Marzano, Pickering, & Pollock,
2001).
Students who can effectively summarize
learn to synthesize information, a higher‐
order thinking skill which includes
analyzing information, identifying key
concepts, and deϐining extraneous
information.
KĊĞ RĊĘĊĆėĈč FĎēĉĎēČĘ
Students have to analyze information at a
deep level in order to decide what
information to delete, what to substitute,
and what to keep when they are asked to
give a summary (Anderson, V., & Hidi,
1988/1989; Hidi & Anderson, 1987).
Reading comprehension increases when
students learn how to incorporate
"summary frames" as a tool for summarizing (Meyer & Freedle, 1984). Summary frames are a series of
questions created by the teacher and designed to highlight critical passages of text. When students use
this strategy, they are better able to understand what they are reading, identify key information, and
provide a summary that helps them retain the information (Armbruster, Anderson, & Ostertag, 1987).
DVHS Continuous School Improvement
Purpose:
Improve Writing Skills
GOAL #1
SęėĆęĊČĞ: SĚĒĒĆėĞ WėĎęĎēČ
RĊĘĊĆėĈč (MĆėğĆēĔ)
(2005). RESEARCHED‐BASED STRATEGIES, Summarizing and Note Taking.
Focus on Effectiveness
. Retrieved 03, 2011, from
http://www.netc.org/focus/strategies/summ.php [
No longer a viable link
].
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