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| Story Comprehension Activity Cut cards apart, glue on poster board or large construction paper, laminate. After reading a story or passage, have the children throw a bean bag at the board and have them answer the comprehension question where the bag lands. By Kim Mourlas. Posted 12/17/06. |
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| Story Narrative Activity to help students understand the elements of a story. Created by Ana Paula Mumy. Posted 1/7/07. |
Story Narrative Directions |
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Story Narrative Worksheet |
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Story Square Worksheet |
| What's the Story in Speech? Materials for lower functioning students: a symbol/text book review form and messages for use in the library. Posted 11/1/05. |
Library Messages |
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Book Review |
| Symbol-Based Writing Activity from Kris in Iowa. Posted 1/25/06. |
Symbol Writing Board |
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Symbol Writing Words |
| Symbol Aids for the Iowa Skills Test of Basic Concepts From Iowa SLPs. Posted 1/15/06. |
ITBS Toolbelt Choices |
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ITBS Trifold |
| Phrase Reading and Comprehension Worksheets |
Halloween Phrases |
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School Phrase Reading 1 |
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School Phrase Reading 2 |
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Zoo Worksheet1 |
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Zoo Phrase Reading |
| Storytelling Map posted 9/19/05. |
Storytelling Map |
| PANCAKES FOR BREAKFAST vocabulary symbol cards. Posted 9/19/05. |
Pancakes for Breakfast |
| Rhyming Activity for the story THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN WHO SWALLOWED A BAT by Lucille Colandro. Posted 10/12/05. |
Old Lady Rhyming |
| Rhyming Word Pairs from Tracy Gefroh Boyd. Print on Avery Business Card sheets to make a quick and easy card game. |
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| Symbol-based Book Report for low- and non-readers and/or writers |
SymbolBookReport |
| Dr. Seuss Classroom Activity: OUR MANY COLORED MEAL BOOK |
Rainbow Meal Directions |
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Rainbow Meal Cover |
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Rainbow Pages |
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Rainbow Color Labels |
| MICE SQUEAK, I SPEAK Symbols and word list for this favorite children's book. From Amy Stalletti, BCIU #22 |
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| IF YOU TAKE A MOUSE TO THE MOVIES Activity teaches pronouns, sentence-building, and associations between objects and places in the context of a favorite children's book. |
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Mouse 6 |
Story Report by Jessica Kulp, CCIU |
Story Report |
| Story Map Visual aid to help students recall and organize elements of stories |
Story Map |
| Story Map A graphic organizer for a language lesson using text, stickers, or drawings. Posted 7/19/07. |
StoryMap |
| Find the Rhyme sentences with symbols. Posted 8/16/07. |
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Going to Grandma's House Book, overlay, worksheets, and other extension activities related to packing for a visit. Reposted 12/2/07. |
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Grandmas House14 |
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Grandmas House Worksheet1 |
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Grandmas Pics1 |
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| Cat in the Hat Bingo from Alison Gerber, BCIU #22. |
Cat in the Hat Bingo1 Cat in the Hat Bingo2 Cat in the Hat Bingo3 Cat in the Hat Cards |
| Brown Bear, Brown Bear Paste the symbols in the book to support non- and emerging readers and AAC users. From Tara Quirke. Posted 4/22/08. |
BrownBear,BrownBear |
| This is a Bear simple story comprehension page by Pamela Hunter. Posted 8/30/08. |
This is a Bear |
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