Teaching summarizing

Teaching kids to summarize can be a tricky task! But using the basic signal words, kids can determine what's important to summarize text. {FREE printable}

Are you having trouble teaching summarization in your speech therapy classroom? Do you feel like you don't 'get it' enough, or your students aren't picking it up properly? It's so important! In this post I list my 5 best tips for teaching summarization in speech, and how you can break it down easily for your students!

Looking for fun ideas and picture book lessons to teach summary writing to your students? The reading comprehension strategy of summarizing is a tricky one for students to grasp, this summarizing lesson idea will help! Click to read strategies and tips to help students summarize. Perfect for small group intervention, too!

Summarizing nonfiction texts making you feel the stress? Check out these 4 simple tips for helping students learn how to summarize nonfiction passages and readings. Click the pin to learn these 4 new strategies that you can use right away!

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FREE! Graphic Organizers: Summarizing Fiction Texts Simplified! - Help your upper elementary students better learn how to summarize text with the great ideas and activities at this blog post. You get a FREE printable graphic organize for 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students. Plus check out the anchor chart and book suggestions. These are sure to make teaching the strategy of summarizing a bit easier! (third, fourth, fifth, sixth graders, home school, homeschool) #YoungTeacherLove

Here are four books you can use when teaching your students to summarize using the Somebody Wanted But So Then (SWBST) strategy.

Do your students need help summarizing informational text? Use the TAAMIO strategy to write great informational text summaries.

Teach students to summarize nonfiction texts using this simple metaphor. This unique teaching strategy well as scaffolding for struggling readers in middle and high school.