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Syncletica
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Posted: Feb 26 2009 at 2:19pm | IP Logged Quote Syncletica
What do you do when you read something to a child, even when it's only one paragraph, and they don't know what to say? They just don't remember. I read a paragraph from "You wouldn't want to be a Roman Gladiator" to my 6 year old, and he's just stumped. I tried writing out a few key words to help, and it helped a very little bit, he still got the idea wrong. He came up with one sentence and it still wasn't accurate.
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Posted: Feb 27 2009 at 10:27am | IP Logged Quote Willa
I think I've heard that you can go even shorter, to reading a couple of sentences at a time.

Also, six is very young -- that's the year to start narration, and CM inspired homeschoolers usually recommend starting with something very story-like and simple, like Aesop's Fables.   Reading a description and giving a good narration is a more advanced skill.

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Posted: Feb 28 2009 at 3:52pm | IP Logged Quote happymama
Along the same lines, another question. What if the narration includes falsehoods? My 6yo narrated after a reading of a 2-page spread in a children's bible about Cain and Abel. My son said things like "Cain was the bad guy. Abel was the good guy. Cain killed him with a rock." None of that was in the reading. Suggestions?
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Posted: Feb 28 2009 at 5:04pm | IP Logged Quote Heliodora
I agree with Willa, six is pretty young. If he got "Cain was the bad guy. Abel was the good guy. Cain killed him with a rock," I'd be pleased with that, especially since he's a boy, lol. I'm not sure what was in the story you read, but he pretty much got the essence, I think. I would definitely try to find easier texts. Or maybe start it out for him and see if he can help you tell the story.

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Posted: March 02 2009 at 3:11pm | IP Logged Quote JEJE
You may also want to consider using "fun" narration ideas like those on this list: http://simplycharlottemason.com/timesavers/narration/

My children are all about dramatic performances and drawing masterpieces!

We also sometimes use a narration cube after storytime. I find it helps the younger children to not feel so overwhelmed by the narration. They are still sorting and organizing the information in their minds.

http://www.pennygardner.com/narrationcube.html

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Posted: March 02 2009 at 3:23pm | IP Logged Quote Heliodora
Those are some good suggestions, JEJE.

Another thing I thought of that I have done before, is have them tell Dad at dinner what they read about. Sometimes, doing narrations seems a little artificial, since mom already knows the story.

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Posted: March 05 2009 at 10:55pm | IP Logged Quote Birdie
My middle daughter had a very hard time with narration until I tried Stories of the Saints and Aesop's Fables, she could narrate both those just fine. I say try some other things maybe it's just that what you are reading is not interesting enough to caption attention enough to narrate back well. Once my daughter got older and her attention habit grew she was able to narrate on all things not just those that struck her fancy.
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