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I enjoyed Tina's post down in Early Childhood Education about the narrations from two of her children.
But now I have to admit that I have narration envy. 
If I mention the N word, my ds dives under the table. This has made my dd edgy about the whole topic.
Is there any way to rehab us? Do boys in general seem to dislike narrating more, or is it an individual personality quirk?
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My first thought is don't call it narration. As I have two boys that love to talk, we don't have a problem retelling things. But sometimes things needed to be asked to unlock the tongue.
Narration Advice and 49 Ways to Narrate.
Often I think of looking at it backward. Not in a school setting, not put on the spot, but while your child is retelling her day, a movie, a book with great enthusiasm, after she is done, point out THAT is narration!! I think after pointing out a few times what they are doing the name or having to deliver won't make them freeze as much.
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Yes, don't call it narration. Just talk and chit chat about the book for now....(in rehab-mode)
Have you seen these questions on these bookmarks?? There are many questions in there that, if, in the course of conversing about a book/story, you asked...it wouldn't seem like narration.
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Suzanne, those bookmarks are so great. I printed a few right away! You are so handy with having these things.
I was also looking through my Real Learning last night, and Elizabeth touches on narration on pp. 64-68. She has some really good thoughts and ideas. These jumped out at me:
Real Learning wrote:
Narrations require that the child engage his heart. He must be personally connected with the idea being presented in order to recount it....
In a household where narration is a daily habit, children learn to listen carefully the first time. Thye learn to pay close attention while reading (an art that is all but lost in a an age of readily available information). They also learn to express themselves effectively....
Narration can take on many forms. The most effective narrations in our household are dinnertime talks. Simply, my husband asks the children what they learned that day. Instead of replying, "About plants," thye must tell him everything they learned about plants that day....
This kind of narration -- simple, information retelling -- is all that is necessary until about age five....
Narration requires a child to interact with the knowledge in order to tell about it. Because each child brings different strengths and weaknesses to the process, we must acknowledge that not every child will always read and then write about what he has read....
Not all his narrations can be drawings, though, because he must learn to write well. Here, as in all of education, we strive for balance.... |
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I keep those bookmarks in all the books we're reading and one pinned up on the inside of my kitchen cupboard....since a lot of narrating is done while we're cooking.
The bookmarks are helpful too, when daddy is reading and want to ask 'narrating questions' without it being too formal. My husband said he has referred to them a lot...it helps him converse about a book, which doesn't nec. come naturally to him.
And, Elizabeth's section in Real Learning that you pulled out, on narration always helps to "ground me" when I'm struggling or need some focus on narratiing. I think I read that very section about 4 times a year, at least.
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