Basic Skills Series: Summarizing, Grades 5-6

Summarizing is an essential reading comprehension skill and is used throughout all subject areas. Teachers and students are sure to find Summarizing both educationally challenging and fun. Using a variety of instructional formats such as original poetry, stories, maps, and nonfiction selections, these books guide the student through the steps that lead to writing their own summaries. By mastering summarization, students will strengthen their comprehension across the curriculum and become better communicators in everyday life.