Teaching Note Taking

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Note taking is a critical part of the learning process. In fact, note taking as multiple benefits including keeping students focused and connecting their ideas. 

If I were to teach note taking skills with my students, I would; 
- identify the importance of note taking skills 
- evaluate the accuracy of various note taking strategies

I believe that the best way to introduce note taking to children is with graphic organizers. One graphic organizer that works well for note taking is the KWL. 
K- what I know
W- what I want to know
L- what I learned 

I will show my students a variety of note taking strategies and help them develop a system that makes sense for each of them. They will use their system throughout their education and life. 

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