Even though this video is specifically for 2nd grade, it can be used for any grade. The teacher in this video demonstrate using the retell rope. This activity can be used in any grade and for any text, to retell the major parts of a text. This strategy
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Even though this video is for primary schools, it is still a good video and students can still use five fingers activity. It makes students know and learn about the five parts of a story they should be able to call after done reading.
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Definition: To recap what happened in the text, using specific details and information stated in the text.
Purpose: Using retelling helps students identify main idea(s), connect, eliminate unnecessary information, and
helps remember what was read.
Tips:
- First focus on one area (characters, setting,etc.)
- Use visual aids and graphic organizers
- Use the 5 finger retell
How the strategy may be used in a lesson:
Lesson 1:
In the link below is a site for retelling cards, in which teachers can use in their classroom. Teachers can choose to focus on one or two of the cards or use all of them. However these reading cards can be incorporated into an reading lesson and give students a purpose for reading. For example if students are reading a chapter book they can use these note cards after each chapter to recap what happen and what the important details are that will be needed in the next chapter.
Go to: http://www.liketoread.com/Resources/retelling%20cardsa.pdf
Lesson 2:
This lesson ad examples of lessons can be found on
http://www.liketoread.com/Resources/Retelling%20Station.pdf.
Lesson 1:
In the link below is a site for retelling cards, in which teachers can use in their classroom. Teachers can choose to focus on one or two of the cards or use all of them. However these reading cards can be incorporated into an reading lesson and give students a purpose for reading. For example if students are reading a chapter book they can use these note cards after each chapter to recap what happen and what the important details are that will be needed in the next chapter.
Go to: http://www.liketoread.com/Resources/retelling%20cardsa.pdf
Lesson 2:
This lesson ad examples of lessons can be found on
http://www.liketoread.com/Resources/Retelling%20Station.pdf.
Writing Component:
Just like almost all other strategies teachers can find a graphic organizer to use to have writing apart of the strategy. There is one example of a graphic organizer above on this page that teacher could use to retell the story.
Just like almost all other strategies teachers can find a graphic organizer to use to have writing apart of the strategy. There is one example of a graphic organizer above on this page that teacher could use to retell the story.
Resources/Research:
Duke and Person- Their research article states that simply asking children to do random activities and not having a purpose behind it will not necessarily improve comprehension. Students need to have a purpose and that is why we use strategy such as retelling. Retelling helps student remember what happen in the story, chapter, or article and will help them remember the information down the road.
Robb- She states that retelling entire stories, text, article is “an excellent way for students to monitor how much they remember “ (Robb, n.d). This strategy allows students to recap important and essential parts of a story, but to put it in own words using the examples. This helps students recall details about character, setting, plot, dialogue, and information.
Duke and Person- Their research article states that simply asking children to do random activities and not having a purpose behind it will not necessarily improve comprehension. Students need to have a purpose and that is why we use strategy such as retelling. Retelling helps student remember what happen in the story, chapter, or article and will help them remember the information down the road.
Robb- She states that retelling entire stories, text, article is “an excellent way for students to monitor how much they remember “ (Robb, n.d). This strategy allows students to recap important and essential parts of a story, but to put it in own words using the examples. This helps students recall details about character, setting, plot, dialogue, and information.