During the Covid 19 lockdown I had the opportunity to do a 'Retelling Workshop' through zoom with The Literacy Place. It was the first time I had done a PD over zoom and I was quite anxious about it. It was in hindsight a great opportunity to talk with educators from all over New Zealand, where that would not have been possible in another setting.
The workshop itself was very interesting and reinforced the ideas behind retelling a story. The importance of orally retelling a story was solidified, where previously with time constraints I wouldn't utilise retelling as an important part of the learners writing lesson.
Another aspect of retelling that I have introduced into my reading/writing plan is to get learners in work in pairs or groups and get each other to retell sections of the story that I have read to them. Once they have done this either one person or the group stands in front of the class and retells the story, this way they are increasing not only their vocabulary but gives them the confidence to talk in front of an audience.
A few ideas of retelling that I will implement are the picture sequence and ice block sequencing. I really like the idea of the short sharp story to retell with the ice block sticks. It is something tactile that the younger learners can really get their hands on.
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