“Tell Me a Story”

Developmentally Appropriate Retelling Strategies

Jill Hansen

“Research shows that comprehension skills can be improved through a variety of strategies, and retelling is one of them. This book offers specific approaches and suggestions for primary-grade teachers.”
— School Library Journal

Use this step-by-step manual to guide your primary-grade students through retellings. You’ll discover

Developmental retelling strategies that match the reading level of each student

How to build the foundation for quality retellings with activities that help students understand a story’s events, sequence, and elements

Ideas for choosing appropriate texts, modeling oral and written retellings, and assessing for student outcomes

Reproducible graphic organizers, rubrics, and other classroom-ready materials in the appendixes will help you get started right away.

© 2004 | 112 pp.
ISBN 10: 0-87207-538-9 | ISBN 13: 978-0-87207-538-2

Also of interest:

Guided Comprehension in the Primary Grades

Creating Strategic Readers