StaceyinLA Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 If you're doing something like R&S, and want to add in narrations, where do you get them? Do you typically take it from specific literature, history books, or what? We haven't been doing this, but I'd like to implement it to get dgs writing more, and I think dgd would enjoy it. She is only in first grade, and not reading everything yet, but she LOVES to write stuff. So what would be fun to narrate for her, and then him as a third grader? He reads well, but his writing leaves a bit to be desired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emily ZL Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I'm confused. Do you mean reading something to them, and having them give you a written narration back of what they remember? Are they already doing oral narrations? My understanding is that young kids usually start by telling back orally from simpler stories (like Aesop or a picture book like Paddle to the Sea etc) and progress to written narrations around 3rd-4th. But I guess if you have kids who love to write, you can have them do it earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I have my 2nd grader orally narrate to me what she learned in history or science. Once every 2-3 weeks I scribe it and she copies it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Green Leaves Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 My kids are 1st and 3rd grades too! They do oral narrations after just about every "school" reading. My third grader does a written narration once a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyinLA Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 Well I was asking about written, but I guess the 1st grader is not quite ready for that. Maybe having them do oral ones after reading history would work, and then having the older one do one written weekly or every other week til I break him in. 😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyroo Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 I think at that age oral and written narrations accomplish very different things. All my kids (Pre-K, 1st, 3rd and 5th graders) orally narrate a lot to me. After most school readings I expect my 1st grader to narrate a paragraph. My 3rd grader can typically retell a longer story in 2-3ish pretty well formed paragraphs. I use oral narrations for my kids to practice finding main ideas, practice composition (using varied, interesting sentences; using topic, supporting and concluding sentences; organizing sentences logically), and check/discuss understanding. Only my 3rd and 5th graders also produce written narrations. If I ask my 3rd grader to write a paragraph-long narration it will be very low quality. Instead, if I want him to produce good work, I limit him to 1-2 sentences. My 5th grader is almost able to write a paragraph-long narration, but that is a stretch even for him. I use written narrations for the boys to practice handwriting, grammar/punctuation, and the writing process (we consider their written narrations as rough drafts which are then revised and edited). Wendy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyinLA Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 40 minutes ago, OKBud said: https://welltrainedmind.com/a/tips-for-narration/ Awesome! Thank you for this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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