http://www.languagedynamicsgroup.com/storychamps.html
According to Language Dynamics Group, “A preponderance of research suggests that oral narrative language supports the development of other language and literacy skills such as social communication, listening comprehension, and reading comprehension. Aligning our philosophy with that set forth by the Response to Intervention (RtI) framework, Story Champs provides instruction at varying levels of intensity for a range of learners.”
"Story Champs is a multi-tiered language curriculum that is easy to implement, fast-paced, and powerful. The curriculum targets story structure and complex language features necessary for understanding and producing oral and written language that children need for academic success.
Story Champs aligns with the Common Core State Standards and provides schools with the tools necessary to strategically and systematically focus on language."
Original Story Champs program:
Story Champs BLITZ Extension
Implementing Story Champs:
Language dynamics group has created many instructional videos, and has posted them on YouTube. Click HERE to watch them! Be sure to check out Story Champs Small Group Part 1 and 2
To see their featured videos on their website, click HERE.
According to Language Dynamics Group, “A preponderance of research suggests that oral narrative language supports the development of other language and literacy skills such as social communication, listening comprehension, and reading comprehension. Aligning our philosophy with that set forth by the Response to Intervention (RtI) framework, Story Champs provides instruction at varying levels of intensity for a range of learners.”
"Story Champs is a multi-tiered language curriculum that is easy to implement, fast-paced, and powerful. The curriculum targets story structure and complex language features necessary for understanding and producing oral and written language that children need for academic success.
Story Champs aligns with the Common Core State Standards and provides schools with the tools necessary to strategically and systematically focus on language."
Original Story Champs program:
- There are two levels of language complexity in the Story Champs curriculum (Level A and Level B). Intervention should be adjusted based on the language needs of the children regardless of age and ability. Personal themed stories are used so that most children can relate to the content, which serves as a familiar context for learning new and difficult language targets.
- Level A and Level B use similar stories and illustrations, but Level B stories include more advanced story structure and greater language complexity. Story Champs Level A/B can be used with children from preschool to early elementary (e.g., third grade), depending on children’s language skills.
Story Champs BLITZ Extension
- Story Champs® Blitz (Blitz) is a research-based extension of the Story Champs curriculum. Students are ready to move on to Blitz when they demonstrate proficiency in understanding and producing the Level B stories from the original Story Champs curriculum. Students who participate in the Blitz system will learn to understand and tell more complex stories with increasingly more complex language. Blitz also provides a structured means to address specific language needs your students might have.
- Unlike the original 12 Story Champs stories, which have Level A and Level B versions, the 12 new stories in the Blitz system each has 10 different versions – thus, Blitz contains 120 new story exemplars (Levels A through J). Each version of the Blitz stories is designed to specifically target one or more language complexity features, or more complex story grammar.
- Targets in the Blitz system were specifically selected so that they align with the type of language the Common Core State Standards expect students to understand and use in reading and writing.
Implementing Story Champs:
Language dynamics group has created many instructional videos, and has posted them on YouTube. Click HERE to watch them! Be sure to check out Story Champs Small Group Part 1 and 2
To see their featured videos on their website, click HERE.
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