Chapter 8 - When Kids Can't Read

"Summarizing a short story or a novel appears to be too overwhelming for many students, who either offer nothing or restate everything in the story. Somebody Wanted But So , offers students a framework as they create their summaries." Page 145

My field placement teacher uses a strategy that is close to this and her students use it very well. They use this strategy in groups in reading class, but they also use it in social studies after reading a chapter. Sometimes they read a chapter and they can't remember the main ideas. They do the SWBS chart at the end of the chapter as a review and it helps them not only remember the chapter, but also they learn to summarize.