The Power of Precision: Summarization for Middle School Students Gr 5-8 *IN PERSON* 3-hour Workshop facilitated by Kinjal Nicholls, MA and Dana Carr-Ford, MA, Med – 8:30-11:30am

Summarization is a complex skill, which becomes increasingly challenging in the middle school years. Strategy instruction related to summarization and main idea benefits all students and can be especially helpful for students with weak comprehension. Summarization helps readers discern main ideas and salient details, and it boosts retention of information. It is one of the four writing activities identified as being the most effective in a meta-analysis that studied the impact of writing on reading (Graham & Hebert, 2010). Learn to teach summarization through a gradual release of responsibility model and scaffolds that provide frameworks and routines to facilitate increased independence. Eligible for 3 hours CTLE credit. Can use 1-1/2 Consortium seats. If district pays, district approval must be confirmed prior to start of session.
Flyer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wV-84WfzdtP_RTXAeHetuHbOYX8LVEzc/view?usp=sharing
Registration: https://www.mylearningplan.com/WebReg/ActivityProfile.asp?D=13208&I=5494257