Week 11-Assignment 2

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After reading the article "Seven Literacy Strategies that Work" I decided to focus on the strategy of Cornell note taking. I found that note taking was extremely instrumental in my success as a student and later when I became a teacher I found that note taking skills were essential to my students' success. Above is a link to a scholarly journal article titled "The Effect of Note Taking on Ninth Grade Students' Comprehension".  This article discusses a study performed to explore if ninth graders are able to use note taking as not only an external recording method, but as a way to increase comprehension even in areas of low-interest reading. The results showed that the ninth grade students who used effective note taking skills for low-interest reading, their comprehension increased. In addition, the results proved that students failed to transfer their note taking skills to areas of high interest reading. The conclusion was that teachers need to incorporate effective note taking skills into their lessons. Note taking not only provides the students with reliable study sources for later use, but also helps students organize their thoughts and increase over all comprehension.

The strategy of Cornell note taking can implemented in the classroom initially through properly training students how to take notes effectively. Once sufficient guidance in this area is provided, teachers can expect students to utilize this skill during lectures, presentations, reading from text books, etc. Students will benefit greatly from their note taking ability for later use when they need to study for a test or if they need the information for another area. Furthermore, students who take notes effectively are also able to organize the information well and transfer the information deeper into their memories. Below is a link to a lesson plan teaching students how to take Cornell notes and the importance of this skill. http://www.randolph.k12.nc.us/Departments/6-8/AVID/Handouts%20-%20Student%20Video.pdf This skill of note taking is essential in increasing students' comprehension not only in lectures but in reading as well.