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Elklan. Speech and Language Support for 3-5s%u00a9 Elklan Training Limited 2023 146S7(Slide 211)7.7.0 STORYTELLING AND STORY RETELLING REFLECTION ACTIVITY(Slide 212)%u2022 Show the slide that links the Communication Chain with the EYFS areas.%u2022 Give learners a copy of the Storytelling and story retelling reflection sheet - 7.7.0.%u2022 Their task is to think of one child they know who can tell their own stories and to indicate this child%u2019s communication strengths (perhaps to tick these) and their child%u2019s weaknesses, if they have any (perhaps to cross these).%u2022 Next, think of one child they know who will share a story but cannot either retell or make up a story and then repeat the exercise using the Communication Chain.%u2022 What conclusion can you reach between the underlying language skills (both receptive and expressive) and the story skills of the 2 children.%u2022 What are the implications for all the children in your setting?%u2022 What are the implications for the second child when s/he starts school?7.8.0 Sequencing skills%u2022 Being able to retell and create stories requires good sequencing skills.%u2022 Being able to state what has just happened (e.g. if the child hurt himself) requires good sequencing skills.%u2022 Describing how he just did something e.g. created a junk model or made a biscuit requires good sequencing skills.%u2022 Using everyday situations is a good way to reinforce sequencing skills by talking about what the child is doing or has done.