Chapter 12

Strategic Reading forNarrative Text

Gipe, J. P. (2010). Multiple paths to literacy: Assessment and differentiated instruction for diverse learners, k-12. (7th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, Inc.

DOI: www.pearsonhighered.com

Kaye Kotlarczyk

RDNG 503Winter 2012

Assessment forNarrative Text:

Retellings- Oral or Written Story Grammar- The arrangement that outlines the essential elements of a complete story.1. Characters2. Setting 3. Goal4. Problem 5. Events6. Solution Prior knowledge is critical for comprehension.

A story retelling rubric should be used.

Assessment for Narrative Text:

Story Frames• A listing of key words used to guide

students’ organization of written story retellings by providing a structure through enumeration, generalization, comparison or contrast, sequencing, or question and answer.

• Useful for assessing knowledge of story structure and the degree to which the story is recalled.

Instruction for Narrative Text

Five generic questions to ask about any story…1. Where and when did the event in the story

take place, and who was involved in it? (Setting)

2. What started the chain of events in the story? (Initiating event)

3. What was the main character’s reaction to this event? (Reaction)

4. What did the main character do about the problem? (Action: goals and attempts)

5. What happened as a result of what the main character did? (Consequence, outcome)

Activities for Comprehension of Narratives

O Story MapsO Story Feature Charts O Character MapO Venn DiagramO Story Structure ChartO Reader Response T-ChartO Circle GraphO Plot Relationship ChartO Double Entry Journal (Text-to-Self, Text-to-Text, Text-to-World)O Wacky Want AdsO Group StoryO Open-Mind Portraits

Other Ways to IncreaseComprehension

O Book Clubs (Students choose books. Discuss, learn, share in groups.)

O Literature Circles (Group reads same book. Students have jobs. Discuss, Summarize, Question, Predict.)

O Goldilocks Strategy (Used to Determine “Just Right” Books)

Adolescent Literacy

• Use novels, film scripts, and song lyrics for literacy instruction.

• Use Novel Study (In-depth reading and

interpretation of a novel.)

• Use Graphic Novels (Book-length comic books to motivate and promote comprehension.)

Use the Question, Connect, Transform (QCT)Strategy

Recommended Websites

Booklists for Children’s Literature:www.reading.org/resources/tools/choices.htmlwww.ala.org/ala/yalsa/yalsa.cfm

The Read-Aloud Handbook:www.trelease-on-reading.com/

Literature Circles Resource Center:www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr259.shtml

Stories on Stage:www.aaronshep.com