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Retelling...

A Powerful Tool for Building Comprehension

After your child reads a story, ask them to "retell" the story without looking at the book. Your child's retell should include:

1. Tell the main characters...

This story is about - Ex: a girl named Rose and a boy named Ben.

2. Tell the setting...

This story takes place - Ex: outside in a park.

3. Tell the plot - in the sequence it happened.

Ex:

In the beginning... Ben tells Rose he likes to eat oranges.

Then... Rose tells Ben that she likes to eat apples.

Next... Ben tells Rose that he likes to eat peanuts.

After that... Rose says that she likes to eat pretzels.

In the end... they both decided to eat ice cream together.

4. I think...

Ex:

"Ben and Rose look happy because they liked the same thing."

"I noticed that.."

"That reminds me of.."

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