Step 7: Create a RETELL Narrative (When Needed)
A Story Retell is having a child tell a second story with a different book so that we can account for no experience telling a story, rule out second language influence, or truly home in on language difficult. It is necessary if the first story that the child told (without a model) is not typical. Here’s what it looks like:
- The clinician models a story
- The child retells the same story (or a similar one)
This helps distinguish:
- Limited narrative experience
- Second-language influence
- True language impairment
If a child has limited narrative experience or second-language influence is present, the second story is typically much longer and more complex.
If a true language impairment is present, both TELL and RETELL are largely identical, despite the child having had practice and an example.
How to Add a Retell
- Select Start Retell
- Choose a second story (e.g., Frog Goes to Dinner)
- Record or upload the retell audio
- Review the new transcript
- Complete the same analysis steps