I have them narrate from books we read for school, but not for our literature read-aloud. That they just savor for the sake of being a good book to read. I also don’t require narrations for their other free-reads. We do our lit read-aloud at quiet time, so they can savor it during their rest time. Other free-reads they read at their leisure. I don’t read during any meals because everyone, including Mom, has their mouth full! 😛 I don’t require a narration from my almost-5yo, though I may ask her a question about it, and she’ll tell me some stuff about what I read. Kind of “pre-narration,” if you will. It is not required, though, even if I ask her a question. If she doesn’t know, either one of the other kids will answer, or I will, or we’ll just move on if she’s too wiggly. 😉
