Retelling.

Students are working on increasing their comprehension by retelling a story.  We will be applying this with our current study of Folk Tales. The retelling format we are using is as follows:

The Characters are...
The Setting is...
The Problem is...
In the beginning...
Then...
Next...
After that ...
Finally...
The solution is...

We are working on identifying the beginning, middle and end of a story.  Students are learning that problem almost always happens somewhere in the middle.  Although we are working on applying this strategy and some of these aspects when writing, this is a verbal skill.  Encourage your child to retell or identify parts of a story after reading.