What Is A Gist Statement

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Almost the Practice

Get THE GIST is a reading comprehension practise to assist students place and write brief main idea statements about sections of text.

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Students are taught to cease at predetermined points while reading and utilise a iii-footstep procedure to write their gist (main idea):

Pace i) "Who" or "what" is this section near?

Step 2) What is the most of import information about the "who" or "what?"

Step three) Write a gist (primary idea) statement that combines the information from steps i and 2. (The gist should be in the students' own words, rather than a sentence copied from the text.)

Teaching students to Become the Gist is of import for several reasons:

**It encourages students to monitor their comprehension while reading.

**It helps students integrate important data across sections of text.

**Information technology helps students recall the nigh of import information when they read.

Professional Development Resources

PD Video using English/Language Arts Content (Center School Matters)

PD Video using Social Studies Content (Eye School Matters)

PD Module: Identifying Master Thought Using "Get the Gist" Strategy (IRIS Centre)

Research to Practice Article in Teaching Infrequent Children (Centre School Matters)

Demonstration Videos

Become the Gist Routine in Grades 6, 7, and 8 (Texas Adolescent Literacy Academy)

Instructional Materials

Lesson Plan: Get the Gist – A Summarizing Strategy for Whatever Content Expanse (ReadWriteThink)

Become the Gist Log for Students (Centre School Matters)

Become the Gist Cue Menu for Students (Middle Schoolhouse Matters)

Gist to Summary Log for Students, Electronic Version (Middle School Matters)

Gist to Summary Log for Students, Printable Version (Heart School Matters)

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