Overview
Fun, engaging and effective, Story Friends (TM) is the first research-based Tier 2 language intervention programme for 3- to 5-year-old children at risk for reading difficulties. Through interactive animal-themed storybooks and lively, engaging audio recordings, Story Friends (TM) effectively boosts oral language and vocabulary development - two of the most important predictors of later reading success. With colourful illustrations, rhyming text, interactive story components, and appealing narration, the programme hooks and holds young attention spans. Story Friends (TM) is a natural fit with any existing classroom schedule or curriculum, so it's easier than ever to deliver interventions when they matter most, and get all young children ready to read and succeed. Packed in a sturdy box with a handle for easy carrying, this kit contains: one Teacher Guide with complete guidance on implementing the programme; three sets of 26 full-colour, animal-themed storybooks; one USB with the audio tracks that accompany each storybook (252 minutes of instruction); and one set of 18 shrink-wrapped picture cards for assessing children's acquisition of words. Ideal for use in a wide variety of early childhood education settings, this convenient kit contains the materials you need to implement the Story Friends (TM) early language and literacy intervention. Here's a link to a webinar introducing Story Friends (TM): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2lyUAbsY5Y
Full Product Details
Author: Howard Goldstein ,
Elizabeth Spencer Kelley
Publisher: Brookes Publishing Co
Imprint: Brookes Publishing Co
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 27.40cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 15.581kg
ISBN: 9781681251288
ISBN 10: 1681251280
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 18 August 2016
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
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Professional & Vocational
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Primary
Format: Mixed media product
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us.
Reviews
There are two intersected paths one must travel to prevent reading disability: one to the alphabetic code and the other to language learning. Story Friends will help children along the language-learning path charmingly, in a way both consistent with research and appealing to young children. --Timothy Shanahan, Ph.D.
There are two intersected paths one must travel to prevent reading disability: one to the alphabetic code and the other to language learning. Story Friends will help children along the language-learning path--charmingly, in a way both consistent with research and appealing to young children. --Timothy Shanahan, Ph.D.
Author Information
Dr. Howard Goldstein, Ph.D. is Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders in the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences at University of South Florida in Tampa, USA. His research has focused on improving the communication and social skills of children with autism and other developmental disabilities. He is the author of two books and over 100 scholarly journal articles and book chapters and a nationally known scholar for his research in the field of child language intervention.
