NYSTCE Multi-Subject: English Language Arts (ELA) Practice Exam

The strategy that involves a teacher pointing out the order of events during reading is known as a story walk. This approach typically emphasizes the sequence of narratives and helps students understand how events are connected within a story.

During a story walk, the teacher guides students through the text, discussing the plot's progression and encouraging them to consider how each part of the story builds on the previous events. This interactive method fosters engagement and comprehension, enabling students to visualize and anticipate what might happen next, thus reinforcing their understanding of narrative structure.

In contrast, a picture walk focuses on using illustrations to predict content and themes before reading. Think-aloud strategies involve the teacher verbalizing their thought process while reading, promoting metacognition, and understanding how to approach a text. A cloze exercise involves filling in blanks in a passage and does not directly address the order of events in a story.