Observe a preschool, kindergarten, first, or second grade. List those activities that seem characteristic of an emergent literacy approach to instruction and those that seem characteristic of a reading readiness approach. Read chapters 7 and 8 in Morrow. Retelling a story. Select a book that is familiar to a child and read it to them, letting them know that you will be asking them to retell the story to you.
Tape record the retelling and transcribe it.
Children could also be asked to rewrite the story. The rewriting can be analyzed with the same tool. Write up a two to three paragraph selection describing this process and your assessment of this child's retelling. Use your plans with small groups of children. Use other comprehension strategies discussed in the chapter and create a lesson accompanying the activity with a piece of children's literature you select.