Teachers can support their students’ reading comprehension by making them aware of the structures of different genres — both narrative and informational. In the case of narrative text, this means focusing …

Students need to learn the purposes and methods of narration in order to understand the narrative framework and to eliminate frustration when they read. When students know the narrative elements, …

Reading Comprehension (Narrative Texts) Many students experience comprehension problems. Teachers play a critical role in helping pupils develop comprehension strategies. “Good instruction is …

In Reading for the Plot, [Peter] Brooks defines narrative as "the play of desire in time" (xiii) and identifies two sites for this play: first, the text itself, wherein desire to order compels the plot's unfolding; and, …

Narrative process writing gives students the tools to create original stories with imagination and creativity, write about events or experiences in their own lives, and develop plots with strong …

HOW TO READ NARRATIVES Narratives are a foundational form of literature as they lay an essential cornerstone for reading and writing in other genres. This resource is designed to introduce you to the …

Welcome back to our series about reading comprehension strategies! In this post I’ll explain how an awareness of text structure can help students understand text. I’ll also share a simple routine for …