[MOSAIC] retelling & DRA2

[mary milner]

The Power of Retelling is also a very good resource.

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> I am very interested in retelling.  I wonder if we are testing memory  or 
> the
> ability to retell.  Did Joetta Beaver discuss this issue.  Did  she 
> suggest
> ways to teach retell?
> Maxine
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> mosaic at literacyworkshop.org writes:
>>www.arliteracymodel.com
> I  just went to a workshop on the DRA2 by the author, Joetta Beaver.   She
> recommended that teachers spend some time at the beginning of the  year
> teaching retelling skills Before giving the DRA2.  That way you  have a
> truer picture of the students' comprehension.  Is it a lack of  critical
> thinking skills or simply lack of practice in  retelling.
>
> Thanks
> Nancy
> Reading Coach
> Gene Witt  Elementary
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