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Story book (10-15 minutes)
Each unit includes two stories. These stories can be read to a large
group or a small group depending on the students’ a6en onal,
behavioral, and cogni ve abili es. A story board is also included as
an accompaniment to each story. Story boards can be used to
increase aNenCon during story reading and also to encourage
par cipa on for students who are nonverbal. Story boards can also
be used to help students increase their mean length of u6erance and/or improve syntac c
structures (Bolderson, Dosanjh, Milligan, Pring, & Chiat, 2011).
While reading the book, use scaffolding techniques to engage the student and check
understanding. Clinicians commonly use scaffolding techniques in order to help students learn
target skills. Specific scaffolding techniques are presented in the story-reading sec on. They
are effec ve during pre- and post-reading ac vi es as well.
Comprehension QuesCons (5-10 minutes)
How can we assess comprehension? We ask ques ons. Each lesson
includes suggested ques ons complete with visual modifica ons to
be asked aUer each story. This allows us to use the visuals to assess
a student’s recep ve language skills. You may also choose not to
include visuals so that students are less likely to answer non-
verbally. This allows for assessment of expressive language skills,
such as the ability to formulate phrases or sentences appropriately, in addi on to recep ve
language skills. Again, we have inten onally provided materials that can be manipulated to
meet the student’s individual needs and allow speech therapists to target a number of
communica ve goals.
While siCng at a table in a small group, students can complete a worksheet with ques ons
about the story recently read. There are worksheets with mul ple choice answers and
worksheets that are open-ended. These worksheets are modified to meet the students’
linguis c needs. Use language scaffolding techniques to enhance language skills when
reviewing the answers to the ques ons. Allow students who have mastered a task to
demonstrate the task for their classmates.
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