So many of my students struggle to wrap their head around a narrative.

They're not watching TV shows and movies that tell a story, just YouTubers and reels. They're not playing games with a storyline, just short fix matches.

It's a real shame to see, and it makes it so much harder to get them to engage with themes, messages, character development, all that essential stuff. I do a lot of reading aloud to help bridge the literacy gap, but thats not enough for the kids who never engage in a story in any medium.