Annotated Research: Recall and Comprehension

Question: How does the ability to recall stories affect comprehension on a test?

Answer: “Found that story comprehension improved significantly when children were asked to retell the stories they had read.”

Comment: I’m assuming a comprehension test on the story followed the recall. RayS.

Title: “Annotated Bibliography of Research in the Teaching of English.” JD Marshall and RK Durst. Research in the Teaching of English (May 1986), 198-215.