Narration question 2nd grade

[golfcartmama]

Hey! I officially have 4 school days under my belt and it's been going good, but I have a question on the narrations. For STOW, I read the section and ask DS the review questions from the activity guide. He responds then I ask him to narrate the story back. He's REALLY struggling with the ordering. He gets it all, but not in order. So, I'm writing it all down, then we go through and put it in order together, while I write it out. Should I then have him copy it?

 

He is a struggling reader and has sensory processing issues, so we're working on handwriting a lot in grammar, wwe, science and hwot, so I don't want to overload, but I want the narrations to serve their purpose, so am I doing it right??

 

Also, in WWE narrations (level 1), I am asking him the one thing he remembers from the story and then writing it on the board and having him copy on the student page. Is that defeating the purpose?

 

HELP!:bigear:

[golfcartmama]

Let me know if I'm screwing the narrations up! I have no idea if I'm doing it 'right!':lurk5:

[TKDmom]

Hey! I officially have 4 school days under my belt and it's been going good, but I have a question on the narrations. For STOW, I read the section and ask DS the review questions from the activity guide. He responds then I ask him to narrate the story back. He's REALLY struggling with the ordering. He gets it all, but not in order. So, I'm writing it all down, then we go through and put it in order together, while I write it out. Should I then have him copy it?

 

He is a struggling reader and has sensory processing issues, so we're working on handwriting a lot in grammar, wwe, science and hwot, so I don't want to overload, but I want the narrations to serve their purpose, so am I doing it right??

 

Also, in WWE narrations (level 1), I am asking him the one thing he remembers from the story and then writing it on the board and having him copy on the student page. Is that defeating the purpose?

 

HELP!:bigear:

 

I think that sounds fine. Don't make him copy his history narrations. If he's new to narrating, I wouldn't even make him order the story correctly. I'd just ask for whatever he remembers, and write it down. He'll improve in time. In the meantime, don't make it too difficult or he may think you're just trying to torture him. :tongue_smilie:

 

For WWE, I believe you just write down the narrations. He does narration 2 days a week and separate copywork passages 2 days a week, right? They move into copying their narrations (on a separate day) in level 2. I think. I need to go look that up....

 

ETA: Oh, I see that you do have them copy part of their narrations starting in week 5. Yeah, the whiteboard sounds like a good way to do it.

 

HTH

Edited August 6, 2010 by bonniebeth4

[Pata]

:iagree: with Bonnie. Over time WWE will teach him to do a better narration. Don't worry so much about his history narrations being in order for now. Also my dd still copies her narrations from our whiteboard so I definately think it's a good idea :).

[golfcartmama]

Whew--thanks guys! I am hoping that I'm doing this right, it's the first time I've been nervous about teaching my kids anything...afraid I'm not doing it 'right'? Whatever that is~LOL~

[LittleHouseHomeschool]

This can be a normal issue, but it's also a symptom of auditory processing disorder. (As is struggling to read) Since your child has sensory issues, he has a likelier possibility of having other processing issues. I would pay attention to this symptom, monitoring for improvement, and taking appropriate action as you go.

 

My son has APD, and did this all the time. We were instructed to use a tape recorder and "chunking." We followed this sequence to help him learn sequential retelling.

 

Have your child narrate into the recorder. Then have him listen to it, asking him to pay attention to the order. Talk about first, second, third, fourth... Point out how confusing it is when something is told in the wrong order. (But keep it light and fun....you can make this a funny exercise if you ham it up a bit.)

 

Have him narrate again prompting him for "First, second, third..." (Taping this is helpful too.) You write down the narration in chunks with a few lines in between each chunk.

 

"First...this happened."

 

"Second...this happened."

 

"Third...this happened."

 

"Fourth...this happened."

 

Then play/read it back to him, praising him for his hard work.

 

(Chunking information into smaller segments comes naturally to some, but not to all. Chunking helps us remember larger segments of information, by bundling small sections together...and then following a sequence. But it's also helpful for paragraph writing, memorizing numbers, studying for tests, etc... It is a life skill.)

 

You might also want to ask him if he can see, in his mind, what is happening as he narrates. Many students cannot see the pictures...and this is a vital skill for comprehension. Seeing the pictures sharpens the sequence. You might want to check out this link for a helpful tutorial on how seeing the pictures in our minds helps comprehension. I don't use this product, but it's a great explanation.

 

I hope this helps.