- Definition
Interpretation is when your child figures out what a story, picture, or play means, and then shows or tells others what they understood, sometimes by acting it out.
After reading about a shy turtle, a child interprets the character by speaking softly and pulling their arms into their shirt.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: Interpretation is like deciding how a character in a story would walk, talk, or feel, and then showing it with your body and voice.
Ask your child: How would the wolf in this story talk? Show me his voice.
Common mix-up: Kids may think interpretation is just copying what they see on TV. It is really about showing your own unique ideas about a character or story.
Examples
- Showing a character is angry by stomping your feet and using a loud voice.
- Choosing to move slowly and quietly to show a character is feeling sad.
interpretation is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
Where this shows up
+7 more mentions across the curriculum
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