Summarizing+&+Note+Taking



Summarizing and Note Taking By: Dave Johnson

__Summarizing:__

When information is summarized correctly students will have an increase in the amount of information learned. It can be more effective when the teacher helps the students with what information is important to pick out of the reading or discussion. Then the students must also be able to analyze this information and put it into their own words. Students who can have a strong concept of this skill will use a higher-order of thinking to analyze and identify information ! __When summarizing you should look for the following: __ __Key Findings: __
 * Beginning, Middle, End
 * Key Events or Terms
 * Definitions
 * Specific Characters
 * Students have to analyze information at a deeper level to decide what is or is not important, and what they should keep to give a summary
 * Summarizing helps increase students reading comprehension with "summary frames" as a tool

__Note Taking: __ Note taking is a great strategy for teachers to use when as a support to what their learning in the classroom. But you must give the students guidance as to what is important to copy down. Without instruction the could write down the wrong things or miss out on valuable information. In order to be effective at note taking you must get to the key facts. Which ties in with summarizing as discussed earlier. With both of the qualities it will make the note taking process easier for students. The student will also get benefits out of the note taking. It is a great source to have when reviewing for an important quiz or test. Also, some teachers will reward the students by letting them use their notes on a test. This helps enforce the importance of taking notes to the student. They make the decision of whether or not to succeed. __Key Findings: __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">When teachers put up notes for students they have prepared it helps students to see what information is important to include and it also gives them a format to follow
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Notes should be in both linguistic and nonlinguistic forms, ex's. include: webs, outlines, columns, and sketches
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Students get the most out of note taking when they review and edit their own notes

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: left;">__Different formats for taking notes:__

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__TWO COLUMN NOTES:__ <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__WEB DIAGRAM NOTES:__

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">__THREE COLUMN NOTES:__

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*All of these method's of note taking provide a guided format for students to follow and it keeps their notes organized and easy to go back and review!