{"product_id":"9781681251318","title":"Story Friends, Teacher's Guide: 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 This book is your user-friendly guide to implementing \u003ci\u003eStory Friends™\u003c\/i\u003e, a fun and engaging language intervention program for 4- to 6-year-old children at risk for later reading difficulty. You'll get\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn accessible, concise overview of the program and its many benefits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA look at the research behind \u003ci\u003eStory Friends\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete guidance on setting up your listening center: an area in your classroom where children listen to stories and instruction based on those stories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn easy three-step model for implementing the \u003ci\u003eStory Friends\u003c\/i\u003e program\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstructions on monitoring student progress \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhotocopiable resources, including assessments, program pacing charts, and attendance logs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough 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\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":47057025368304,"sku":"9781681251318","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781681251318_p0.jpg?v=1763691650","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781681251318","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}