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Studying with summaries

Operating model to learn how to summarize History, Geography and Science expositive texts. Primary school (Years 4 and 5) and lower secondary school

Product: Book

Trim size in cm: 21x29,7

Pages: 186

ISBN: 978-88-590-1163-7

Publication date: 01/09/2016

Suitable for: Primary 2nd level (ages 8-10), Lower secondary 1st level (ages 10-11), Lower secondary 2nd level (ages 12-13)


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Summarising an expository subject text is a key activity at school because it enables you to actively re-process information so that you can understand and remember it better, and to develop a series of abilities which constitute the study method. Summarising is however a complex skill which must be taught by providing precise instructions and specific procedures.

This book presents a methodological approach and a practical model for teaching pupils how to summarise expository subject texts easily and effectively, with help which is calibrated according to the actual needs of each pupil. This approach, in line with what can be defined as normal inclusive didactics, guarantees good quality teaching both addressed to students with disabilities, SLD or other special educational needs, and to those without.

The practical programme provides

  • a practical help model
  • progressive preparatory exercises to learn the following abilities:

–          reading or listening to and understanding a text

–          dividing a text into meaningful chunks

–          identifying the key points of each text unit

–          giving a brief heading to each text unit

–          summarising each text unit

  • materials and worksheets to use in class: summaries to complete and to make with gradual help
  • specific material for summarising texts taken from the Internet and for making collaborative summaries in class.

The book targets primary school teachers (years four and five) and lower secondary school teachers.


Introduction

 

CHAP. 1           Why summarise history, geography and science texts?

From the original subject text to the summary

Essential abilities and aids to make summaries of a subject text

 

CHAP. 2           A practical help model for learning how to make summaries
of expository subject texts

The logic of help and learning without mistakes

How to build and how to use the Practical help model


  • Practical help model for summarising a subject text

  • Practical help model - History, primary school year 4

  • Practical help model - Science, primary school year 5

  • Practical help model - Geography, lower secondary school year 1

  • Practical help model - History, lower secondary school year 3


 

CHAP. 3 Preparatory training for learning how to make summaries of
subject texts: worksheets

  • Knowing how to read or listen to and understand an expository subject text

  • Knowing how to divide an expository subject text into meaningful chunks

  • Knowing how to identify and highlight the main information

  • Knowing how to give a brief heading to each text unit

  • Knowing how to summarise each text unit


 

CHAP. 4           Making collaborative summaries in class

Summarising a text from the Internet

Closure of group work: «A cooperative summary: What a lot of energy, kids!»

Tips for teachers: examples of cooperative group work for searching for and summarising information

 

CHAP. 5           Materials and worksheets to use in class: summaries to complete
and to make with gradual help

Primary school Year 4

Primary school Year 5

Lower secondary school Year 1

Lower secondary school Year 2

Lower secondary school Year 3