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This course is designed for 1st graders to improve their reading skills through strategies such as scanning, outlining, and summarizing. Over 8 sessions, learners will engage with various reference materials, including online resources like santas.net, to practice their scanning and note-taking skills. With an emphasis on altering reading rates based on purpose, students will develop a deeper understanding of information retrieval. The course includes assessments and collaborative exercises, ensuring students can summarize key details independently.
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Introduction Reading Scanning Using reference materials Outlining Summarizing Altering reading rate and focus as the purpose of reading changes Use of headings Note taking
Course information Reading • Course plan • Topic ( Christmas ) • Scanning Media • Internet connection • Website • Time • 45’ Learner • 1st grader Senior High
Technology Requirement • Computers • Pentium III • 40 Gigabytes of hard disk • 256 MB of RAM • Microsoft Word and Microsoft Power Point • ACDsee photo viewer. • Word Processor e.g. Microsoft Word 97 above/Writer Organizer 2.0 etc. • Internet Connection and the programs needed e.g. Internet explorer/Mozila Fire Fox. • Websites
Activity Planned Time • 45’ meeting • 8 sessions • Pre-teaching (greeting and brain storming) • Teacher explanation • Exercise • Assessment
ASSESMENT • Exercise • Students • Browsing http://www.santas.net/aroundtheworld.htm • Find one article from the website • Scanning for detailed information • Students’ achievement • Looking for articles through internet connection • Assessing scanning skill • Summarizing important information from the article that they look for by themselves.