Hi colleagues. I need some help. I am working with two little munchkins in 2nd grade. They can both read like the wind, but both demonstrated lots of trouble retelling on the DRA2.
We backed up and spent time with lots of pretelling activites, cohesive ties. We read easy books with clear story elements. We sequenced pictures from the story that were photocopied. We did activities to visualize the setting, etc. So far, so good. Then we began working with Vicki Benson's retelling graphic organizer, and for one of the students, it was an Aha moment and his retellings have grown. He's on his way. So I am celebrating his successes. However, the other student is dead stuck in the water. When asked direct questions - who were the important characters, what was the setting, etc., she does relatively well consistently. She does an adequate job retelling with pictures with LOTS of wait time in between her thoughts, but I can't seem to move her beyond that. Any suggestions/strategies you can suggest for me to try would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Martha _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
