The child discusses the story elements using two to three sentences.
4 pts
The child briefly mentions any one of the elements or embeds it into another element; Short response of three to five words.
3 pts
The child needs cues from the teacher to help remember a forgotten story element.
2 pts
Even with cues, student is unable to identify critical story elements
1 pts
Who are the characters in the story?
Where did the story take place?
What happened in the the beginning of the story?
What happened in the middle of the story?
How did the story end?
What was the problem in the story? How was is resolved?