Story Station
Building Language and Comprehension through Story Retell (Virtual Tour)
Stage of Literacy Development:
Stage 1: Beginning LiteracyAges:
4-7
Grade Range:
PreK K 1stFood Groups:
Primary: Motivation for Literacy, Oral Language Secondary: Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension Strategies
Transcript
This is our Story Station. After I've read a text and we've studied it together I put the props and the text as well as this station so that students can practice retelling it if it's a fictional text. Here we have the three little pigs and of course we've got all the homes that were created by a dear friend of mine, as well as the pigs and the wolf, so students can retell the story. There are also speech bubbles here for those students who are inclined to utilize these. The text is featured here as well. On top of that there's a story glove, which reinforces a lot of the elements of a fictional text. So the children know that they're to review the characters, the setting, the problem in the story, the solution, their favorite part, and the theme or the author's message.
Related References
Activity Objective
The goal of Story Station: Building Language and Comprehension through Story Retell (Virtual Tour) is to motivate students to use of a variety of effective strategies to in order to understanding a fictional text.
Quick Tips
Additional Comments:
- Motivate your students to read and write by incorporating hands-on activities into your literacy program. - A story glove reinforces the story elements and is a fun way for students to retell a story.
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