Next, try reading the material with pauses to allow your students to record their notes. If they seem frustrated, it is fine to tell them what they should write in their outlines. This process will take a long time, so be patient. Some children cannot advance to this point until about twelve years of age. Give students plenty of opportunities to try their hands at outlining.
Students can try outlining sermons, news magazine articles, documentaries and assigned texts.
They can advance from outlining under the teacher's direction, to outlining a written article by themselves, and finally to outlining a lecture. Since the pace of a lecture can be daunting, try sitting beside your student and allowing him to copy your outline as he listens. Students should not be discouraged if they cannot write down every idea in a lecture. Instead they should focus on recording the information that they will want to remember later. Discuss lectures with your students to see if they were able to take adequate notes.