Tell what the answer actually says
Read the answer. Tell it clearly. Put your new idea in a different sentence.
Choose one way to try. You can pause, pass, point, talk, dictate, draw or write.
Read the complete source: C03 · Answer and new suggestion · C04 · A repair handover
- Home · Tell what the answer actually says · a small home offer
- Small project · Tell what the answer actually says · a small project
- Blank work sheet
- Read together · full original story
- V03 · visual and full alternative
Choose a way
Sort and build
Move supplied sentence strips into ‘answer’ and ‘my suggestion’, then arrange a message. Leave an optional suggestion empty if none is needed; classification is a tool for keeping meaning, not a required colour test.
Hear and dictate
An adult reads the answer twice. The child retells or points; the adult records exact words. Re-read the source after the retelling so the child can correct a missing detail.
Read and edit
Read the short answer independently only where taught knowledge allows. Draft two sentences and underline the subject and verb in one. A partner checks the meaning against the complete source.
Try your own message
The paper work sheet has more room.