ThreeBlessings Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 My ds is in 4th grade. We did use WWE in the lower grades. He still needs help with summarizing, only I'm not sure exactly how to help him. He definitely has trouble picking main and important ideas from text. I have him summarize a chapter from a fiction book each day orally but he tends towards the same things; run on sentences, including too many details, and beginning sentences with and or because. I go over these things with him daily but it just isn't sticking. Is there a student workbook that specifically helps students gain the needed skills for summarizing? We are currently working through a book on outlining, which I would think might help in the long run with being able to pick out main ideas. I'd really like a book centered on summarizing though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeBlessings Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 I forgot to add, I did purchase this book. It will probably prove useful to me, but I'd really like something more open and go, workbook style. I will need to read through the entire text, then go back and make activities mostly on my own. It does have some activities included, like one for each main theme it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloggermom Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I am pretty sure Writing With Skill (WWS) should help with summarizing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeBlessings Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 I am pretty sure Writing With Skill (WWS) should help with summarizing. Would a 4th grader be ready for that book? I thought it was for an older age? I did look at it awhile back, but remember thinking it a tad too much for where ds is at right now. I'll take another look at it, thanks. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 We found that using the IEW approach of underlying the three most important words in a sentence (they use it for the purposes of re-writing) did a lot to help my ds improve his ability to summarize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usetoschool Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 The outlining books suggested in WTM helped my older kids. One of the series is out of print, I think, but there are these: http://www.rempub.com/index.php?route=product/search&keyword=outlining&category_id=0&model=1 I have also been looking at this for my youngest: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0439554128/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nansk Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Remedia also has a summarizing workbook. I think I bought the ebook from ebookdestination.com during their 10% off sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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