5. Provide learners with an opportunity to read the story. They can read it in unison, or take turns reading it out loud.
6. Use the story to develop reading skill-building activities. For example, you can make sentence strips and have learners put the sentences in order. To build vocabulary sight words, you can create cloze activities in which learners fill in the blanks with key words. See sample language experience approach activities below.

Evaluation: The sharing of the experience and the language experience approach activity itself can give the teacher an idea about how comfortable learners are feeling with the class, other learners, and the topic. An individual's part of the group story can give a little bit of information about oral proficiency. Teachers can monitor reading and writing skills as learners complete follow-up activities.

Extension activities: Learners can write a letter to someone they know telling about the experience in their own words.

Yesterday our class went to the National Zoo in Washington, DC. At 9:00 AM we took the Metro and got off at the Woodley Park stop. We walked about three blocks from the Metro to the National Zoo. First, we saw the giraffes and elephants. Then we saw the seals. Finally we saw the pandas. The pandas were so cute! We stayed at the National Zoo for two hours. At 11:30 AM we took the Metro back to school.

Directions to the teacher: Cut the following sentences into strips. Give each pair or group of students a sentence. Suggest that the students read each of the strips aloud to start. Then, tell them to put the story back in order without looking at the original. Tell them to notice words that tell you when something happens, such as "first," "then," and "finally." When the students are ready, they can read the story to you, each group or pair reading their sentence strips in order. Discuss with them why they put the sentences in the order they did.