Communication Displays for Story Retelling
Would you like to have ready-made story retelling displays that you could just color,
laminate, and use? Don't despair, they are available! Several current series (e.g., Storytime)
offer symbolized stories plus symbol displays in a range of formats to meet the needs of
different learners. Two books from Mayer Johnson provide communication displays with
various grids for use with a number of off-the-shelf books. Hands-on Reading (Kelly
& Friend, 1993) is divided into four units (animals, food, clothing, and hygiene/body
parts), representing 23 favorite stories. More Hands On Learning (Kelly &
Friend, 1995) provides support materials for 16 additional books, grouped into three
categories - holidays, family fun, and seasons of the year. Additional displays to provide
in-depth support to off-the-shelf books are available in Emergent Literacy Display Books
by Musselwhite and King-DeBaun (in preparation).
- Kelly, J., & Friend, T. (1993). Hands-on reading. Solana Beach, CA: Mayer-Johnson Co.
- Kelly, J., & Friend, T. (1995). More hands-on reading. Solana Beach, CA: Mayer-Johnson Co.
- King-DeBaun, P. (1990). Storytime: Stories, symbols, and emergent literacy activities for young, special needs children. Park City, UT: Creative Communicating.
- King-DeBaun, P. (1993). Storytime! Just for fun. Park City, UT: Creative Communicating.
- King-DeBaun, P. (1994). Storytime! Holiday fun. Park City, UT: Creative Communicating.
- Musselwhite, C., Ed. (1993). Reading Activities Project for Older Students: R.A.P.S. Litchfield Park, AZ: Special Communications.
- Simmons, T., & Young, C. (1995). Tools for literacy and communiction. Solana Beach, CA: Mayer-Johnson Co.
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