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Unit 13: Developing reading
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DfES 0436-2004
Task 11
Why take notes? 10 minutes
Reflect on:
- why you ask pupils to take notes;
- when you ask pupils to take notes;
- how you ask them to do it;
- how you prepare them to do it;
- how you could improve the process based on what you have read so far.
Task 12
Classroom assignment: planning note-taking 10 minutes
When planning the next note-taking exercise, plan to explain:
- why pupils need to do it;
- how they should do it;
- how you will use what they do, e.g. as an assessment or to check their
understanding.
Then use your experience in aspects of the EXIT model to stage the process.
Practical tips
- It might help to work with a colleague teaching the same class as you but
in another subject so pupils begin to transfer their skills across the
curriculum.
- There are examples of note-taking formats in module 10 of the Literacy
across the curriculum folder (DfEE 0235/2001).
