STORY BOX STORY BOX PROGRAMMES PROGRAMMES A structured A structured cumulative and cumulative and multisensory multisensory programme programme
Jan 15, 2016
STORY BOX STORY BOX PROGRAMMESPROGRAMMES
A structured cumulative and A structured cumulative and multisensory programmemultisensory programme
Where did the idea come from?Where did the idea come from?Maggie Johnson - SALT specialist
‘Bringing Stories to life’
Who created them?Who created them?Jacqui Bradley – Specialist teacher
Sonya Jones – SALT
The SENCo Support Project Team
The purpose of the boxesThe purpose of the boxes
• To develop communication skills• Aimed at children working within the p-scales and
those needing SALT support• To access books giving visual and kinaesthetic
access to stories• Adapting the story – simplifying the story line
with repetitive lines
Choosing a groupChoosing a group
• The programme needs to happen in group.
• The SENCo selects a group of children to take part in the programme. They could include children needing support and a good language role model who may need a small group experience
• The SENCo must inform the SAL therapist if one of their caseload is involved
Every group must includeEvery group must includeA child who has been referred to the SENCo Support
Project and is an ‘A’ category and has been
recommended for the Story Box Programme
Other children to be included?Other children to be included?•Attention listening difficulties•Social communication difficulties•Receptive language difficulties•Expressive language difficulties•Shyness•EAL•Moderate/general learning difficulties
Children’s targetsChildren’s targetsIn the target section:
• SALT targets should always be include
• Any other targets relevant to the child can be included
• One target per pupil until achieved or group targets?
The CommitmentThe Commitment• The person who will be running the
programme will need to have attended this training
• Class teachers and SENCo should be committed to allowing a daily 20 minute small group session following whole class literacy input for ten weeks
• The SENCo or a member of the SLT is responsible for monitoring the Programme (with support from SALT and the SSP)
The BoxesThe Boxes• The programme
• The book
• EQUALs curriculum
• Story props
• Word/symbol/picture focus activities
• Diary
• Memory Stick
The TitlesThe Titles
• Pass the jam Jim• Owl Babies• Goldilocks and the
three bears x 2• Bubbles
• Pig in the Pond x 2• Going on a bear hunt• Peace at last x 2• The Train Ride• Handas Surprise
The programmeThe programme• You will need to photocopy the programme
so that you can add the targets• Attached to the back of the programme is
an itinerary of contents of the box• You will need 30 minutes (20 minutes to
run the programme and 10 for organisation). Staff will need additional planning and preparation time
The Structure of the ProgrammeThe Structure of the Programme
• A condensed play script• Daily Activities
Monday Tuesday Wednesday
Thursday Friday
Energiser Memory
activities Role Play Games
Energiser Memory
activities Role Play Games
Energiser Memory
activities Role Play Games
Energiser Memory
activities Role Play Games
Energiser Memory
activities Role Play Games
Focus:Characters
Focus:Vocabulary
Focus:Questioning
Focus:Story
structure
Focus:Revision
The bookThe book
There are:
• Copies of the book
• Symbol supported versions
• Interactive ‘velcro’ versions
• DVDs in some boxes
EQUALS curriculumEQUALS curriculum
• This gives staff ideas for focused work in class
• Many of the games in the box are based on ideas from EQUALs
Word/symbol/picture focus activitiesWord/symbol/picture focus activities
• Symbol cards
• Snap, dominoes and lotto games
The DiaryThe Diary There is a diary in each box for the person running the
group to fill in with comments on:• Frequency of programme• What works well?• Anecdotes of children’s progress, performance, pupil
voice, parent voice etc…• Effectiveness of resources• What resources did you use?• Any additional resources added by you?• Any problems encountered?• Any breakages or losses
Flash DriveFlash Drive
Each box contains an 8GB drive so that you can store photos and videos of the children using the resource for your evidence and our research.
The ContractThe Contract• The boxes took many hours and cost a lot of
money to make. • They are not to be used for general classroom
use• There will be a charge of £25 to borrow the
box – refundable if returned complete and undamaged
• If damage or loss exceeds £25.00 the school will be invoiced accordingly
• The head teacher must sign the contract