Never would have thought there was an actual "Process" when writing my notes until I read this chapter... The general notetaking procedures that Fisher and Frey showed in a graphic organizer was kinda funny because in actuality while they are writing out the "Process" of taking notes down they are actually following there own rules too... (I found it somewhat interesting) From reading the "Strategies at Work" section there was no surprise to me when I read how the DICTOGLOS activity was supposed to use listening and practice notetaking while listening to a read aloud. FIRST of all, I had no idea what the heck "Dictoglos" was when I was reading it... So I was kinda turned off a bit, but then I decided to look it up afterwards because I figured if I wanted my students to know what it meant then I would want them to do the same thing and go look it up! I'll post the definition in here later... This activity really stood out though because it did several things that would help with retention and understanding. The students had to listen, write notes down, then pair share, then listen again and write down exactly what they heard, pair share and collaborate to recreate the text verbatim. It has so much repetition, writing, communication, and listening in it that the students would seriously have to like hate life not to know what was going on in the text that they heard.
I think it's definitely necessary for us as teachers to prepare our students for writing notes and keeping them organized because if the students who already have enough trouble with just comprehending the text can you imagine what it must be like for them if there notes are all over the place too... WOW! It's almost like inhumane not to teach the students how to take proper organized notes because it will help them be able to think more clearer and in an organized way too...
Questions--
Why is it that most student don't get the proper technique down for taking notes until they get to college?
I'm big on entertaining and relating to the students in order for them to understand the content... Why wouldn't teachers try to incorporate this more in how they teach their subject? if the student has trouble learning it "YOUR WAY" then why can't you try to teach it to them in "THEIR" way of learning? I have to keep asking myself this question because I don't ever want to do this myself and then feel like a hypocrite haha... plus it helps me keep myself in check too for how my students are learning differently. ;-)
About Me
- KadiBishop
- I am the baby in my family. My parents divorced when I was young and my mother got remarried later on. My father was never around or ever coherent. My mother always took care of my sister, brother, and me. She is the most amazing, strong, and fun loving woman I know. I thank the Lord for blessing me with such a wonderful Mother. By 6th grade I was a very independent, outgoing, and passionate pre-teen. My self-esteem was not good because of my father and thinking that I needed to be as thin as all the other girls, but the Lord sent me Rhonda Higgason, my 6th grade Math teacher. She is the reason I am who I am today. She is my best friend, mentor and role model in life. She is also the reason I started to attend church again and prayed with me when I asked Jesus into my heart. Rhonda began bringing me to church and now we run the Kid's Ministry together. My passion for teaching children has grown over the years. I believe in being the best part of someone day because even though you may not be having a great day, you will be building the Kingdom of God by building people.
