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Story Grammar

Listening Comprehension versus Reading Comprehension

Listening Comprehension versus Reading Comprehension

Listening Comprehension skills versus Reading Comprehension Skills I know that it may be confusing when you are writing goals but if you are the person that is reading the story to a child what we are measuring is listening. If the child is the only…

Story Retell

Story Retell

Story Retell: Story Retell is one way to measure listening or reading comprehension. This is usually done using a rubric as there are so many elements that need to be measured as well as the support that you may be giving to the student. Reading…

Developing a literature unit: Tier Two vocabulary, Bloom’s questions

Developing a literature unit: Tier Two vocabulary, Bloom’s questions

My plan this summer was to create units using literature and having all the resources in one place.  As I have been using children’s literature I have been able to discover that there are some stories in which some of the extensions to create deeper…

Braidy: The Story Grammar Marker by Mindwing: A lesson on Setting

Braidy: The Story Grammar Marker by Mindwing: A lesson on Setting

Mindwing’s Story Grammar Marker is a great tool to teach story grammar.  You use Braidy for the younger student.   The older children use a story braid   However, there are times that students have difficulty with some of the concepts presented in the program.…