I feel a bit silly asking this question . Are written narrations to be used with their personal/independent readings or are they used with a read-a-loud, when someone has read to them ? I went back through the blog series on narration and there was a section on written narrations , but it did not specify . Does it matter which method we use ? Is one better than the other? I was just curious and kinda feel dull for asking ( like when the answer is obvious to others but for some reason your thinking is cloudy ). My son will be starting 4th grade , has had no problems with penmanship/ forming letters and is a creative thinker. I was going to have him begin doing one written narration per week. Thanks ladies ! Jamie