My students can’t seem to remember what they’ve read. How can I
help them? our students who struggle the post are not able to
recall facts about what they are reading. Here is a fun
extension you can use in a small group to help students with
short term memory issues or difficulties in recalling what they
have read. Objectives: 1). Students will be able to remember
more of the details from the non-fiction texts they read. Each
student given a passage to read that is 1-2 paragraphs. With
time, you can increase in the complexity and length of the
passages. 1) Chorally read the passage together. 2) Read
sentence 1 out loud again. You can either call on a student or
read it out loud yourself. MODEL: Model covering up the sentence
and then remembering one detail from the sentence. As you state
the detail out loud, count on your fingers. (Showing the number
1) Encourage your students to mirror your 4) WE DO: With a
partner, have the students reread the sentence again, cover it
up, and tell their partner one detail.