LEADERS - Written Retelling

LEADERS Handbook of Early Literacy Stragegies and Activities

Time: 10-15 minutes
Group Style: Individual
Grade Level: 1-3

Rationale

• This activity allows the student to demonstrate both comprehension of the story and writing knowledge.

Materials

• Paper
• Pencil
• 5 finger retelling chart

Procedure

• Remind students of the 5 finger strategy.
• After completing the text, the students should retell the story through writing.

Teacher Comments

• Share a few with the group afterwards.
• I sometimes use the written retelling as a mini-lesson for writing, such as including proper capitalization for naming nouns.