Beyond the flannel board

the long version

"When children are taught specific skills to be able to listen to a story and retell the sequence of events, there are positive impacts on reading comprehension, vocabulary and oral language development. Early childhood educators often hold misconceptions, many of which are quite embedded in their practice, about story retelling. This book demystifies for teachers the story retelling experience by taking it apart and then building it back up again through a developmental lens"--