Overview
Fun, engaging and effective, Story Friends™ 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™ 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™ 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. This book is your user-friendly guide to implementing the programme. You'll get an accessible, concise overview of the programme and its benefits; a look at the research behind the programme; complete guidance on setting up your listening centre and implementing the programme; instructions on monitoring student progress; and photocopiable resources, including assessments, programme pacing charts, and attendance logs. Here's a link to a webinar introducing Story Friends™: 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: 21.50cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 27.60cm
Weight: 0.560kg
ISBN: 9781681251318
ISBN 10: 1681251310
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 30 August 2016
Recommended Age: From 4 to 6 years
Audience:
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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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.
