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First, review the elements of a fable or story--character, plot, =
setting, moral. Second, provide a graphic organizer of some kind. This =
helps kids to listen for and quickly note important information. Then, =
after the fable has been read and notes taken, put the same graphic =
organizer on the overhead projector and complete it with info. that =
students have noted. If students have missed taking down critical =
information, they will be able to self-correct. Finally, practice with a =
second fable. There should be significant improvement. The most =
important thing is to show students that <preparing> to take notes by =
<reviewing> what they already know and deciding <how> to record notes, =
i.e., a graphic organizer, will get them ready to listen and think.

I have taught notetaking to 4th graders, using the Trash-N-Treasure =
method of notetaking. It can be found at the Big 6 Website. Prior to the =
students doing a project on endangered animals, I gave them a photo copy =
of an article on lemurs from Groliers Amazing Animals set. Then we asked =
the question, what are some of the lemurs habits? After skimming and =
scanning the article for the paragraphs about that, we took notes. I =
gave them a sheet with very short lines to remind them it's just words =
and short phrases. etc.

I suggest you look for the trash and treasure method of notetaking. One =
way to start teaching note taking is to use the book Stella Louella's =
Run Away Book. Have the students write down the clues to which book =
Stella lost. Then tell a trash and treasure note taking story, decide =
what the children will take notes on, develop a list of questions with =
them for the topic, have them find the answers and write them down.


When my students do research, I tell them to use "key words in short =
phrases." Key words would be my first step.


Telephone Skit: You pretend to phone and leave a very detailed message. =
Other teacher pretends to be a teenager who answers the phone and gets =
it all wrong. Talk for a minute about what she could have done....Talk =
about listening for important details, etc. Do it over, now that she has =
learned "how to take notes.." Can be very memorable.

I am in the same situation as you with the 4th grade ELA. I am a brand =
new media specialist and new to teaching as well. I have one period a =
day when I work with 5th grade special ed kids who failed the test last =
year. The advice I received from the reading teacher was to record a =
short story on cassette, play it back to them and show them how I would =
take notes on the board as we all hear the story together. I use a form =
from their teacher. The headings on the page are Main Idea (what is the =
story mostly about?), main characters, setting, and plot - I use 3 =
bullets under each heading and tell them to write one or two words next =
to each bullet. You can add problem and solution if relevant (that would =
be too hard for my kids). Another thing I do is give out sequencing =
worksheets - about a 1st or 2nd grade reading level. I also use =
worksheets from a reading workbook where it has a two paragraph story =
and then questions for them to answer.=20

One idea I read on teaching notetaking to elem. kids is to read a =
nonfiction book and have the students raise their hand every time they =
hear a fact. Ask them what the fact is and you write it on a chart or =
large sheet of paper. The student initials his fact. Students then write =
a book with each child writing their fact and illustrating it. Bind the =
book ,bar code it, and have it available for checkout.=20

Nancy O'Donnell
Library Media Specialist
Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School
Kenmore, New York 14217
ODonn247@email.msn.com




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<P>Part 2:</P>
<P>First, review the elements of a fable or story--character, plot, =
setting,=20
moral. Second, provide a graphic organizer of some kind. This helps kids =
to=20
listen for and quickly note important information. Then, after the fable =
has=20
been read and notes taken, put the same graphic organizer on the =
overhead=20
projector and complete it with info. that students have noted. If =
students have=20
missed taking down critical information, they will be able to =
self-correct.=20
Finally, practice with a second fable. There should be significant =
improvement.=20
The most important thing is to show students that &lt;preparing&gt; to =
take=20
notes by &lt;reviewing&gt; what they already know and deciding =
&lt;how&gt; to=20
record notes, i.e., a graphic organizer, will get them ready to listen =
and=20
think.</P>
<P>I&nbsp;have taught notetaking to 4th graders, using the =
Trash-N-Treasure=20
method of notetaking. It can be found at the Big 6 Website. Prior to the =

students doing a project on endangered animals, I gave them a photo copy =
of an=20
article on lemurs from Groliers Amazing Animals set. Then we asked the =
question,=20
what are some of the lemurs habits? After skimming and scanning the =
article for=20
the paragraphs about that, we took notes. I gave them a sheet with very =
short=20
lines to remind them it's just words and short phrases. etc.</P>
<P>I suggest you look for the trash and treasure method of notetaking. =
One way=20
to start teaching note taking is to use the book Stella Louella's Run =
Away Book.=20
Have the students write down the clues to which book Stella lost. Then =
tell a=20
trash and treasure note taking story, decide what the children will take =
notes=20
on, develop a list of questions with them for the topic, have them find =
the=20
answers and write them down.<BR></P>
<P>When my students do research, I tell them to use "key words in short=20
phrases." Key words would be my first step.<BR></P>
<P>Telephone Skit: You pretend to phone and leave a very detailed =
message. Other=20
teacher pretends to be a teenager who answers the phone and gets it all =
wrong.=20
Talk for a minute about what she could have done....Talk about listening =
for=20
important details, etc. Do it over, now that she has learned "how to =
take=20
notes.." Can be very memorable.</P>
<P>I am in the same situation as you with the 4th grade ELA. I am a =
brand new=20
media specialist and new to teaching as well. I have one period a day =
when I=20
work with 5th grade special ed kids who failed the test last year. The =
advice I=20
received from the reading teacher was to record a short story on =
cassette, play=20
it back to them and show them how I would take notes on the board as we =
all hear=20
the story together. I use a form from their teacher. The headings on the =
page=20
are Main Idea (what is the story mostly about?), main characters, =
setting, and=20
plot - I use 3 bullets under each heading and tell them to write one or =
two=20
words next to each bullet. You can add problem and solution if relevant =
(that=20
would be too hard for my kids). Another thing I do is give out =
sequencing=20
worksheets - about a 1st or 2<SUP>nd</SUP> grade reading level. I also =
use=20
worksheets from a reading workbook where it has a two paragraph story =
and then=20
questions for them to answer. </P>
<P>One idea I read on teaching notetaking to elem. kids is to read a =
nonfiction=20
book and have the students raise their hand every time they hear a fact. =
Ask=20
them what the fact is and you write it on a chart or large sheet of =
paper. The=20
student initials his fact. Students then write a book with each child =
writing=20
their fact and illustrating it. Bind the book ,bar code it, and have it=20
available for checkout. </P>
<P>Nancy O'Donnell<BR>Library Media Specialist<BR>Theodore Roosevelt =
Elementary=20
School<BR>Kenmore, New York 14217<BR><A=20
href=3D"mailto:ODonn247@email.msn.com">ODonn247@email.msn.com</A></P>
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