Chapter 7 - What Really Matters for Middle School Readers by Sasha Wieth https://padlet.com/mrsw3rdstm/x3hkh37eu85k Summary of chapter 7 en-us 2016-11-03 18:53:53 UTC 2026-01-19 18:38:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png Summary mrsw3rdstm https://padlet.com/mrsw3rdstm/x3hkh37eu85k/wish/135215165 Summarization of an essential strategy that good readers develop. It is the most common comprehension task we are given once we leave school. Students need to develop a proficiency with summarization, which is the essence of understanding.]]> 2016-11-03 19:11:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mrsw3rdstm/x3hkh37eu85k/wish/135215165 Commercial Core Reading Programs and Comprehension Instruction mrsw3rdstm https://padlet.com/mrsw3rdstm/x3hkh37eu85k/wish/135216745 Commercial materials are simply not very effective at developing the strategies that students need to acquire. These programs contain an unending supply of low-level recall questions but lack opportunities built in for discussion. Due to this, the hope for struggling early-adolescent students to develop stronger comprehension skills lies with the teacher.]]> 2016-11-03 19:16:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mrsw3rdstm/x3hkh37eu85k/wish/135216745 The Usefulness of Testing mrsw3rdstm https://padlet.com/mrsw3rdstm/x3hkh37eu85k/wish/135216854 According to Nancy Allison, the testing done by schools may tell us who passed the test and who failed, but not why. We need to know each student so that we can make sense of testing data. Teachers may need to prepare their own personal assessment of understanding in order to get more useful information.]]> 2016-11-03 19:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mrsw3rdstm/x3hkh37eu85k/wish/135216854 Composing Summaries mrsw3rdstm https://padlet.com/mrsw3rdstm/x3hkh37eu85k/wish/135216909 As students become familiar with summarization you can use student-generated summaries of text segments read as a task to promote greater content area learning. Some activities for summarization include: Summaries as Quick Writes and Higher-Order Question Summarization]]> 2016-11-03 19:17:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mrsw3rdstm/x3hkh37eu85k/wish/135216909 Modeling the Thinking that Underlies Summarization mrsw3rdstm https://padlet.com/mrsw3rdstm/x3hkh37eu85k/wish/135217011 Summarization is basically a select and delete strategy. A reader must decide what portions of the text will included and which will be deleted. The simplest way to develop student proficiency with summarization is by modeling it for students. ]]> 2016-11-03 19:17:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mrsw3rdstm/x3hkh37eu85k/wish/135217011 Building Readers' Competence with Expository Texts mrsw3rdstm https://padlet.com/mrsw3rdstm/x3hkh37eu85k/wish/135217081 Studies demonstrate that the proficiencies of early adolescents with reading expository tests can be improved. Struggling early-adolescent readers need to learn proficient reading strategies.]]> 2016-11-03 19:18:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mrsw3rdstm/x3hkh37eu85k/wish/135217081 Why Early Adolescents Have Difficulty Summarizing Expository Texts mrsw3rdstm https://padlet.com/mrsw3rdstm/x3hkh37eu85k/wish/135217280 As opposed to narratives or stories, instructional activities involving summarizing expository or informational texts are relatively rare in elementary grades. These strategies need to be taught, not just assessed]]> 2016-11-03 19:18:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mrsw3rdstm/x3hkh37eu85k/wish/135217280 The Gist of It All mrsw3rdstm https://padlet.com/mrsw3rdstm/x3hkh37eu85k/wish/135217364 The "gist" is the main idea of the text or understanding what you've read. We can demonstrate an understanding of the what we read by summarizing a section of the text in the form of a "gist"]]> 2016-11-03 19:19:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mrsw3rdstm/x3hkh37eu85k/wish/135217364 Close Reading and Summarization mrsw3rdstm https://padlet.com/mrsw3rdstm/x3hkh37eu85k/wish/135217457 Close reading is emphasized in the CCSS. It takes many forms but involves reading a rereading texts to establish meaning.

]]> 2016-11-03 19:19:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mrsw3rdstm/x3hkh37eu85k/wish/135217457 Getting the Gist of It mrsw3rdstm https://padlet.com/mrsw3rdstm/x3hkh37eu85k/wish/135217525 SUMMARIZATION AND READING
Authenitc learning is a complex, interrelated conceptual network that supports students 

The "basket of facts" model  represents shallow learning in which students hold "facts" until the test, then delete them from memory]]> 2016-11-03 19:19:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mrsw3rdstm/x3hkh37eu85k/wish/135217525