Teaching Summary Writing to Support Comprehension

Watching this webinar from PaTTAN, you will learn why summarizing has been identified through research as highly effective for developing comprehension and writing. It defines a quality summary and how it differs from retelling or paraphrasing.  Practical suggestions for explicitly teaching summary writing based on text and non-text sources will be shared, including scaffolds. The video explores what skilled writing entails while referencing The Writing Rope and summarizing as it relates to critical thinking, syntax, text structure, writing craft, and transcription. The value of learning to summarize extends beyond the classroom, as it is one of the most effective comprehension strategies and writing practices is also highlighted.