After Summarizing come the next method titled the “Guided
Reading and Summarizing Procedure” or GRASP. This method allows the student to
learn to recall, organize and self-correct before composing a summary through
teacher modeling. (Clark) The idea is both the students and the teacher provide
a summary in which both their ideas will be compared and contrasted. What this
does is allow the students to see the teacher’s perspective on the piece and at
the same time reinforces the learning that the teacher wants to implement on
the class.
This process has some flaws including students becoming
subjective to bias, but if the teacher doesn’t dominate the discussion or try
to change the opinion of the students then it can work. According to Ryder and
Graves (2003) “[if] the teacher revise his or her summary based on the students’
suggestions and make a visible record of these changes [this will] make the
revision process more concrete for the student.” This scenario will show the
student that the teacher is open and values their opinion on the topic and
promotes positive transfer and reinforcement.
The whole idea behind this is a good one because students
want to feel valued and incorporated in the lesson and this shows them that the
teacher is human as well. It reminds me of a time where I made a mistake during
a math lesson. As a teacher, sometimes you feel invincible and making a mistake
could be devastating, but on this particular day a student told me made this
mistake. Boy did I feel uneasy, but I told the students that making mistakes is
part of learning and even teachers make them. This showed them that I was not
superior because I was the teacher and made the lesson more enjoyable.
The important part of teaching is to make the students feel
comfortable and to promote a healthy learning environment. This exercise
promotes this concept, because the students put forth the effort to suggest
better ways to summarize the piece and at the same time it shows them that
their opinion matters.
If you would like to incorporate this lesson in your
classroom here are some tips:
After the reading in their social studies book is finished, have
the students share what they remember. Write down what was remembered on the
board and then instruct the students back to re-reading the text for a second
time. Have the students look for any valuable information that may have been
missed. This will reinforce the learning because it will open the students mind
and allow them to look at the text differently. Once this is complete you can have the students
write their summary in class or for homework.
Yes it is true we make mistakes and that is great teachable moment. It is good to be open and give your students an opportunity to share.
ReplyDeleteShowing students that we too make mistakes is also a sign of maturity, so they see that their opinions matter, that the teacher isn't perfect, and that admitting you're wrong is an okay thing to do. Valuable lesson indeed!
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of discussing the main points of text as a group, then having the kids reread to look for the main ideas again. It might also help them when they read the next chapter for the first time - they might be able to distinguish the important facts more easily. Nice!
Wow, I'm impressed with the amount of detail and care you've taken in the presentation of your blog. Good job.
ReplyDeleteWow, I'm impressed with the amount of detail and care you've taken in the presentation of your blog. Good job.
ReplyDeleteIt is a great thing when students contribute in their own learning. making a summary with them that means their ides are valuable.
ReplyDeleteIt is a great thing when students contribute in their own learning. making a summary with them that means their ides are valuable.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Ellen on "Showing students that we too make mistakes is also a sign of maturity," in addition I think that should not happen regularly, otherwise students might think their teacher does not know anything.
ReplyDeleteI think that this method is great for a couple of reasons. It would give them a model for how the teacher would want them to summarize as well as how they would want them to edit. This seems like an interesting exercise to incorporate this coming school year. But, like you stated the teacher would have to be willing to show edit marks on their summary and change their summary based on what the students are saying.
ReplyDeleteI think that this method is great for a couple of reasons. It would give them a model for how the teacher would want them to summarize as well as how they would want them to edit. This seems like an interesting exercise to incorporate this coming school year. But, like you stated the teacher would have to be willing to show edit marks on their summary and change their summary based on what the students are saying.
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