Recount Scaffolds
Recount Scaffolds
Board of Studies have explained the ‘General Features of a Recount’ in their 1998 document ‘English K-6 Modules’ and are a vital text type to use in building communication skills.
People use recounts in conversations everyday. We recall events to others, explain a problem or an incident, and ask each other who, what, where, when and how questions all the time.
It is important for children to learn and have a means of communicating a recount and asking questions to further improve their social skills, to advocate for themselves and to gain information and understanding.
Refer to 'Useful Links' below to view the entire ‘English K-6 Modules’ or page 29 - ‘General Features of a Recount’.
Board of Studies, (1998), p.29.
Useful Resources
- School Chat Page
Page with images & text to support conversations about what activities a child has engaged in at school. - Home Chat Page
Page with images & text to support conversations about what activities a child has engaged in at home. - Recount Scaffold Prompt - What?
A poster to use as a prompt for the question 'What?' - Recount Scaffold Prompt - Where?
A poster to use as a prompt for the question 'Where?' - Recount Scaffold Prompt - Who?
A poster to use as a prompt for the question 'Who?' - Recount Scaffold Prompt - When?
A poster to use as a prompt for the question 'When?' - General Features of a Recount
Information from the Board of Studies 'English K-6 Modules' - Recount Scaffold - sentence example
An example of a student’s work using a recount scaffold. - Recount Scaffold
A template to assist students in creating a simple recount. - Weekend News
A template to assist students in creating a simple recount of some events they participated in over the weekend.
Useful Links
- English K-6 Modules
A link to the English K-6 Modules.