Narrative Skills Getting Ready to Read Telling a Story: What Happens Next

Story Telling Describe things Events, stories Sequences Procedures Speaking helps reading

Describe things

Events, stories

Sequences

Procedures

Speaking helps reading

Describe Things Spoken & written language correlated Oral skills create readiness to read Speaking well, higher vocabulary, higher reading scores

Spoken & written language correlated

Oral skills create readiness to read

Speaking well, higher vocabulary, higher reading scores

Family Mealtime Great for narrative skills Ask what everyone did during day Use oral language in variety of ways Telling or retelling stories helps children

Great for narrative skills

Ask what everyone did during day

Use oral language in variety of ways

Telling or retelling stories helps children

Develop Narrative Skills Listen when child talks, tells stories. Tell stories to children – Family stories When child was born About relatives Share books, talk about pictures

Listen when child talks, tells stories.

Tell stories to children

– Family stories

When child was born

About relatives

Share books, talk about pictures

Share Stories Together Read wordless stories Let child make up Tell childhood classics together The Three Little Pigs The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Read wordless stories

Let child make up

Tell childhood classics together

The Three Little Pigs

The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Expand on Stories Add to what child says If child says, “big truck,” say, “Yes, a big red fire truck.”

Add to what child says

If child says, “big truck,” say, “Yes, a big red fire truck.”

Be Creative, Have Fun Use puppets, dolls Have child pretend, write down their stories Relate child’s stories to child’s life Ask questions like, “What do you think is happening in this picture?” “ What was your favorite part of the story?”

Use puppets, dolls

Have child pretend, write down their stories

Relate child’s stories to child’s life

Ask questions like, “What do you think is happening in this picture?”

“ What was your favorite part of the story?”

Early Literacy Skills Oral skills make reading easier Encourage children to talk Prepare them to read

Oral skills make reading easier

Encourage children to talk

Prepare them to read