Reading to Learn Let Me Tell You What I Know Rational: When
children read they need to be able to pull the main information
out of what they read. This is called summarizing. It is very
important for a child to be able to put the most important pints
of a reading into a main thought! Children will need to use the
summarization method in many different situations (dealing with
reading) in their lives. It helps and guides them in
understanding what they have read. Materials: “Hatchet” by Gary
Paulsen, paper and pencil Procedures:1. First I will tell
students how important it is to understand what they are
reading. In order to do this we use the method or strategy
called summarization, which helps us to pull the most important
points of something we have read into one main idea or thought.
2. I will introduce the book “Hatchet” and have my children read
a passage form it. I will have the children read this passage to
themselves. After they have completed the reading I will have a
question-answer session only abo