Hello Colleagues, Learning to summarize is a complex skill to master, especially in a language you are still learning. Take a look at this activity, ELL Practice + Prompt/Changing Your Mind, designed by one of my favorite bloggers, Larry Ferlazzo, who is a regular contributor to the New York Times Learning Network. While this lesson is designed for middle school and/or high school English learners, it would also be relevant for adults.
What are your thoughts about Ferlazzo's approach to supporting students to learn the skill of summarizing? Would a strategy such as this be useful for students who speak English fluently?
CCR Standards Reading Anchor 2 highlights the skill of summarizing.
Cheers, Susan Finn Miller
Moderator, AELL and College and Career Standards CoPs