Ahh! Starting written narration soon!

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  • April 22, 2011 at 9:20 pm
    coralloyd
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    I plan on starting written narration with my 4th grader soon. I really need some pointers on how. Where do I start? What is the best way to introduce it? What exactly should I expect from her? Please help! I am a little daunted by it. I don’t know why.

    Thanks,

    Coral

    April 22, 2011 at 9:33 pm
    Sonya Shafer
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    The first step is solid oral narration experience. Has she mastered oral narration? If not, continue with that until she’s proficient in it.

    If she’s good to go with oral narration, an easy way to start the transition to written is to write or type her narration as she speaks it. Then when she’s winding down and nearly done, step aside and have her finish writing or typing. As she gets comfortable with that step, begin to step aside earlier and earlier until she’s writing the whole thing herself. 

    For beginning written narrations, be sure to encourage rather than critique. Wait until she is comfortable getting her thoughts onto paper before you start correcting things. And when you do start, select just one or two points to focus on at a time, rather than “bleeding” all over her paper.

    I hope these ideas help some.

    April 23, 2011 at 4:36 pm
    coralloyd
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    Thank you Sonya. Yes she is good with narration. She has been doing it since 1st grade and is quite amazing at it. That is a great idea to have her finish up the narration, and lengthen it out out as time goes by. I will do that. Yes, I will not bleed all over her paper :). Thanks for the reminder.

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