Comments on: Retells http://benslavic.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/retells/ Storytelling Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:12:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Ben Slavic http://benslavic.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/retells/#comment-59 Ben Slavic Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:01:30 +0000 http://benslavic.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/retells/#comment-59 I usually think about doing them with maybe five minutes left in class, and I stay with only one kid, letting them think through things in peace. I do them ideally every story. I don't think it improves their speaking much, but the way I heap on the praise, coupled with the fact that they are doing such a thing as non-memorized quality output in their first year, makes their confidence soar. That is what I want to create - belief that they can do this. I usually think about doing them with maybe five minutes left in class, and I stay with only one kid, letting them think through things in peace. I do them ideally every story.

I don’t think it improves their speaking much, but the way I heap on the praise, coupled with the fact that they are doing such a thing as non-memorized quality output in their first year, makes their confidence soar. That is what I want to create – belief that they can do this.

]]> By: Mark http://benslavic.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/retells/#comment-57 Mark Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:28:33 +0000 http://benslavic.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/retells/#comment-57 Ben, What percent of the time do you estimate you spend on student retells? Is there any pattern as far as percentage of stories told? i.e. every other story do student retells, every third story, etc. Mark Ben,

What percent of the time do you estimate you spend on student retells? Is there any pattern as far as percentage of stories told? i.e. every other story do student retells, every third story, etc.

Mark

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