Summarizing
- Stopping periodically to recap the text
- Become skilled at finding and stating the main idea
- Synthesizing information in the text
Zoomerang
Read WriteThink
Marco Polo
NC Wise Owl
Fact Fragment Frenzy - Macromedia Shockwave interactive exercise for students called "Fact Fragment Frenzy." Students can take apart text and drag it to a notebook. Teaches summarizing and note taking skills. (This one is fun!)
Story Scramble - Macromedia Shockwave interactive exercise for students called Binky's Story Scramble. Students must read a story and put it back together in the proper order.
Reading Quest, Summarizing Strategies - strategies for reading comprehension summarizing, summarizing strategies that cross the curriculum.
Univ. of Virginia, Thomas H., Estes, Reading Strategies - cooperative learning strategy / paired summarizing exercise.
Read Write Think, QuIP Summarizing Strategy - summarizing lesson plan for grades 3 - 5.
Guilford County Schools, Summarizing Strategies - summarizing strategies and activities.
