All students at Prairieview and Lakeview are learning to comprehend, discuss, and write a variety of texts. The two basic types of texts are narrative and expository. The main purpose of narrative text is to tell a story. Narrative text has beginning, middle and end, characters, plot or conflict, and setting. Usually, narrative texts are written from the authors imagination. The main purpose of expository text is to inform or describe. Authors who write expository texts research the topic to gain information. The information is organized in a logical and interesting manner using various expository text structures. The most common expository text structures include description, enumerative or listing, sequence, comparison and contrast, cause and effect and problem and solution.
In speech and language classes throughout the year we will practice identifying text types and parts of narrative and expository selections, use appropriate vocabulary to describe reading passages, and develop our own oral and written texts. Academic language activities like these will provide wonderful opportunities to practice articulation and foundational receptive and expressive language skills. Comprehension and production of text is imperative for school success as well as becoming lifelong learners.
