{"product_id":"9781681251288","title":"Story Friends, Boxed Set: An Early Literacy Intervention for Improving Oral Language","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/home.edweb.net\/webinar\/strategies-encouraging-reading-readiness-young-children\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eWatch a recorded webinar on Story Friends!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e Ideal for use in a wide variety of early childhood education settings, this convenient kit contains the materials you need to implement the \u003ci\u003eStory Friends™\u003c\/i\u003e early language and literacy intervention with a small group. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Fun, engaging, and effective, \u003ci\u003eStory Friends\u003c\/i\u003e is a language intervention program for 4- to 6-year-old children at risk for reading difficulties. Through 26 interactive animal-themed storybooks and lively, engaging audio recordings, \u003ci\u003eStory Friends\u003c\/i\u003e effectively improves oral language and vocabulary development—two of the most important predictors of later reading success. With colorful illustrations, rhyming text, interactive story components, and appealing narration from Wanda the Word Wolf, children strengthen other important skills, such as solving problems, empathizing, working together, and making friends with others who are different. And because \u003ci\u003eStory Friends\u003c\/i\u003e is a natural fit with any existing classroom schedule or curriculum, it's easier than ever to deliver interventions when they matter most and get all young children ready to read and succeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Packed in a sturdy box with a handle for easy carrying, this kit contains:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Teacher Guide with complete guidance on implementing the program \u003cbr\u003e 3 complete sets of 26 full-color, animal-themed storybooks for conducting \u003ci\u003eStory Friends\u003c\/i\u003e in small groups (78 total storybooks) \u003cbr\u003e 1 USB with the audio tracks that accompany each storybook (252 minutes of instruction) \u003cbr\u003e 1 set of 18 shrink-wrapped picture cards for assessing children’s acquisition of words\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e*Note: If you're an SLP or reading specialist and don't need the extra sets of storybooks for small-group intervention, please purchase the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/products.brookespublishing.com\/Story-Friends-Specialists-Kit-P964.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eStory Friends Specialist's Kit.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLearn more about the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.brookespublishing.com\/resource-center\/storyfriends\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eStory Friends program.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStay on track for implementation success with the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.brookespublishing.com\/storyfriends-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e professional development modules\u003c\/a\u003e for \u003ci\u003eStory Friends\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLearn more about the complete \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.brookespublishing.com\/millie\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eM\u003c\/b\u003eultitiered \u003cb\u003eI\u003c\/b\u003enterventions for \u003cb\u003eL\u003c\/b\u003eanguage \u0026amp;\u003cb\u003e L\u003c\/b\u003eiteracy \u003cb\u003ei\u003c\/b\u003en \u003cb\u003eE\u003c\/b\u003early Childhood (MILLIE™) product suite.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brookes, Paul H. Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055746400496,"sku":"9781681251288","price":1118.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781681251288_p0.jpg?v=1763691643","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781681251288","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}