Here's what it says in the book, The Power of Retelling: --"The problem was that not only did students not know how to retell but also our teachers did not know how to teach them this holistic way of comprehending. The 'a-ha' that retelling was not only a strong assessment of comprehension but also a very powerful instructional strategy for teaching comprehension made us realize that teachers needed to view retelling not as a product but as process." (p. 1) --"Students must not only be able to read the story, they must also know how a story works, understand how to analyze the story and think about it critically, have the oral language necessary to talk about it, and then be able to reconceptualize that oral language . . . " (p. 2) --"These teachers were mandated to use retelling as part of a statewide assessment of comprehension. What they found, in addition to higher assessment levels was an opportunity for extending learning, thinking, and comprehension." (p. 5)
Hope this is helpful. Reading this book made me rethink my view of retelling. mm ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 5:26 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] retelling & DRA2 > None yet has responded to my question about the efficacy of retelling. > Are > we testing memory or true comprehension? I am most interested in your > thoughts. > Maxine > > > > **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's > hottest > products. > (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001) > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
