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Magnet Set—Universal: Narrative and Expository

MindWing’s Universal Magnet Set is a 33-piece set of large, colorful magnets depicting MindWing’s patented icons. They can be used with both narrative and expository text instruction and intervention. Benefits: The large, colorful hand-held icons encourage group participation Works with...

SGM® Icons Magnets/Stickers SET

This set includes Narrative and Expository Mini Magnets AND Stickers: (1) SGM® Mini Magnets, (25) SGM® Icons Stickers, (1) ThemeMaker® Magnetic Snaps!, (25) ThemeMaker® Sticker Snaps! This new set includes 3 NEW items. You get the 4th item for FREE ($50...

SGM® Mini Magnets for Narrative/Expository Intervention

New Mini Magnets Contain Expository Magnets Too! SGM® Mini Magnets are NEW and Improved! This manipulative tool, based on the Story Grammar Marker®, now has magnetic icons for both narrative and expository intervention. This new version includes all of the...

Story Grammar Marker® Kit + FREE SGM Digital Icons Set

The Story Grammar Marker® Kit uses manipulative tools and resources that help students in grades two through six develop reading, writing and speaking skills vital for academic and social success. Benefits: Works with any existing program or reading series. Icon-based...

ThemeMaker® Kit + FREE ThemeMaker Digital Icons

The ThemeMaker® Kit is a uniquely designed approach to help students visualize and organize expository, informational material. The ThemeMaker® graphically represents—through MindWing’s patented icons—the seven text structures found in the content areas. Benefits: Works with any existing program or text...

Talk to Write, Write to Learn™ Kit

The Talk to Write, Write to Learn™ Kit is designed to improve listening, reading/comprehension, and expository text comprehension and writing for students in grades two through six. Benefits: Expands and develops the writing initiatives of school-based literacy programs. Introduces story...

Talk to Write, Write to Learn™ Quick Start

The Talk to Write, Write to Learn™ Kit is designed to improve listening, reading/comprehension, and expository text comprehension and writing for students in grades two through six. Benefits: Expands and develops the writing initiatives of school-based literacy programs. Introduces story...

ThemeMaker® Quick Start + FREE ThemeMaker Digital Icons

ThemeMaker (Expository) Manual, ThemeMaker® Student Tool, Universal Mini Magnet Set Jump right into using the icons of the Story Grammar Marker® to tackle expository (information) text. The ThemeMaker® Manual explore the 7 expository text structures of description, list, sequence, cause/effect,...

ThemeMaker® Magnetic Snaps!

Each of the Eight (8) ThemeMaker® Magnetic Snaps card is a small magnet (ranging from 2"x3"–3"x3") depicting each of the expository text structures found in the ThemeMaker®. Each individual magnet image is a “snapshot” of the 8 ThemeMaker® expository text...

Social Emotional Learning Set

“Learning is social and emotional. Decades of research in human development, cognitive and behavioral neuroscience, and educational practice and policy have illuminated that major domains of human development—social, emotional, cognitive, linguistic, academic—are deeply intertwined in the brain and in behavior. Moreover,...

Story Grammar Marker® Quick Start + FREE SGM Digital Icons

This group of materials includes three of our best-selling and most foundational products. At conferences and conventions, colleagues ask, “What are the basic items I need to get started with Story Grammar Marker®?” This Story Grammar Marker® Quick Start is...

Icon STAMPede™ Stamp Activity Set

New and Improved STAMPede....now includes SGM® Thinking Bubble, a purple stamp pad in a handy case. 9 wood-mounted, rubber stamps of the patented icons of the Story Grammar Marker®. Using MindWing’s Icon STAMPede! students can... Revise and edit their writing Make...

SGM® Hybrid Implementation Kit

This special bundle includes a hand picked combination of 29 Story Grammar Marker® materials and tools for the most effective implementation of this methodology whether you are teaching remotely or in person! Currently, educators are faced with remote, hybrid, and/or in-person...

SquiGuMs Wristbands Set

MindWing’s Two-In-One Wristbands – Set of 5 Give your students the ability to “carry” SGM® and Six-Second-Stories™ techniques with them throughout their day, even if they don’t have pockets! Used as a positive behavioral support, the patented icons engraved on...

Critical Thinking Triangle® in Action! Set

The Critical Thinking Triangle® In Action! Thought Process Manipulative was created to make specific use of the Critical Thinking Triangle®—the crux of the Story Grammar Marker®, our tool for narrative development, story-telling, personal narratives, comprehension, writing and social communication. This Manipulative is...

Cohesive Tie “JAR-gon” Activity Kit

In addition to the “jar,” the “JAR-gon”  Kit contains: laminated, TWO-sided flash cards with 28 academic vocabulary words and conjunctions a clip-on neck tie 5 heavy-duty clothes pins detailed instruction booklet for conducting this activity with students Increase syntactical complexity...

Build-A-Braidy Cut-Outs

Build-A-Braidy is a hands-on activity that enables students to create their own Braidy the StoryBraid®. It teaches narrative development from the Descriptive Sequence to the Complete Episode levels to preschool through first grade students.  Benefits: Targets oral language development in...

The Critical Thinking Triangle® in Action! + Making Connections!

The Critical Thinking Triangle® In Action! Thought Process Manipulative has been created because the Critical Thinking Triangle® is the crux of the Story Grammar Marker®, our tool for narrative development, story-telling, personal narratives, comprehension, writing and social communication. This Manipulative...

Story Grammar Marker® KICK Start!

Different from the SGM® Quick Start (our starter set) or the full Story Grammar Marker® Kit (geared for classroom use, grades 2-5), this Story Grammar Marker® KICK Start contains 6 vital SGM® materials that an SLP or specialist would need to...

Cohesive Tie “JAR-gon” Activity Kit + “My Fantastic Words”

In addition to the “jar,” the “JAR-gon”  Kit contains: laminated, TWO-sided flash cards with 28 academic vocabulary words and conjunctions a clip-on neck tie 5 heavy-duty clothes pins detailed instruction booklet for conducting this activity with students Increase syntactical complexity...

YouCue Feelings w/ SGM®’s Critical Thinking Triangle® in Action! Deluxe Set

$79.95 ($103 value! Approximately 20% OFF cost of buying items separately) This set is an even more advanced set for those professionals who want to focus on deepening discourse and social learning with their students using online videos specifically chosen...

Braidy the StoryBraid® Kit + FREE Braidy Digital Icons

Braidy, the StoryBraid® is an exciting and creative way to introduce and target instruction using the patented narrative icons of the original Story Grammar Marker®. Benefits: Targets oral language proficiency in the areas of conversation and narrative development Engages young children...

Oral Discourse Strategies Kit

ADVANCED LEVEL (this kit is not for educators who are new to Story Grammar Marker®) Deepening student knowledge through discourse language development is a key to student engagement. Our latest product is chock full of hands-on materials and activities that...

Braidy the StoryBraid® Quick Start + FREE Braidy Digital Icons

Get started by focusing on Oral Language Development for young children in early childhood settings (PreK- 1st grade), using Braidy the StoryBraid®, an engaging way to help young children tell their own story and re-tell stories. The Braidy® Manual shares...

The Autism Collection for Social Communication

MindWing’s Autism Collection for Social Communication includes three books. Click the titles below to look inside each book. It’s All About the Story Making Connections Facilitating Relationships: Six-Second-Stories™ and Other Social Communication Strategies... Includes hands-on tools and activities that focus on...

“Making Connections!”—Autism Collection Vol. 2

Making Connections! Perspective-Taking, Theory of Mind and Pragmatics Using the Critical Thinking Triangle® of the Story Grammar Marker® applies to ALL students: General Education LLD, ELL, ASD Victims of Trauma, Abuse and Neglect This book is Volume 2 in the Autism series...

“Holding Stories in the Palm of Your Hand” (For Deaf or Hard of Hearing)

This book focuses on narrative instruction and intervention with Story Grammar Marker® for children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. The goal is for all children to have the skills to independently and effectively communicate with anyone in their...

The Critical Thinking Triangle® in Action! Print Downloads

  PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A COMPANION PRODUCT TO THE CRITICAL THINKING TRIANGLE® IN ACTION! KIT. This product contains only copyrighted, digital versions of the printed products and reproducible pages from the The Critical Thinking Triangle® in Action! Kit Guide. This product comes...

ThemeMaker® Print Downloads

  PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A COMPANION PRODUCT TO THE THE THEMEMAKER® KIT. This product contains only copyrighted, digital versions of the reproducible pages from The ThemeMaker® Teachers Manual from The ThemeMaker® Kit. This product comes FREE with the purchase of The ThemeMaker® Kit....

Oral Discourse Strategies Print Downloads

  PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A COMPANION PRODUCT TO THE ORAL DISCOURSE STRATEGIES KIT. This product contains only copyrighted, digital versions of the reproducible pages from the Oral Discourse Strategies manual. This product comes FREE with the purchase of the Oral Discourse Strategies...

“It’s All About the Story!” — Autism Collection Vol. 1

It’s All About the Story! An Interactive Guide using Story Grammar Marker® for Parents and Educators of Children with Asperger’s Syndrome, Autism and Related Communication Disorders is the first book in the Autism series. Educators and parents can learn how...

“Facilitating Relationships!”—Autism Collection Vol. 3

Facilitating Relationships! Six-Second-Stories™ and Other Social Communication Strategies: An Interactive Guide for Educators and Parents of Children with Social Learning Challenges by Maryellen Rooney Moreau, M.Ed. CCC-SLP and Gwynne McElhinney, M.S., CCC-SLP (Creator of Six-Second-Stories™ Lab for Social Intelligence, Boise,...

DRIP-EY Protocol Refill Pack of 25

Diagnostic Record & Intervention Plan - Early Years (DRIP-EY) The ​DRIP-EY protocol gives DHH professionals a method to easily identify any gaps in language development, develop targeted intervention plans, and progress monitor language growth over time. It can be used...

DRIP-EY Diagnostic Record & Intervention Plan Set (For Deaf or Hard of Hearing)

Closing The Gap - Early Interventionist's Guide Early Intervention Starter Kit  Closing The Gap: The Early Interventionist’s Guide to Assessing and Monitoring Bilingual Language Acquisition in Children Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing: Birth–3  is a book that provides...

Talk to Write, Write to Learn™ Print Downloads

  PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A COMPANION PRODUCT TO THE TALK TO WRITE, WRITE TO LEARN TEACHERS MANUAL. This product contains only copyrighted, digital versions of the reproducible pages from the Talk to Write, Write to Learn manual. This product comes FREE with...

NEW! MindWing VIRTUAL Posters!

TeletherapyDistance LearningInteractive White Boards Virtual Posters is a collection of 18 high resolution, “virtual backgrounds” designed to be used as instructional tools within video conference platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype,*** or any platform that allows you to upload your own...

Story Grammar Marker® Print Downloads

  PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A COMPANION PRODUCT TO THE STORY GRAMMAR MARKER® TEACHERS MANUAL. This product contains only copyrighted, digital versions of the reproducible pages from the Story Grammar Marker® Teachers Manual. This product comes FREE with the purchase of...

Braidy the StoryBraid® Print Downloads

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A COMPANION PRODUCT TO BRAIDY THE STORYBRAID® TEACHERS MANUAL. This product contains only copyrighted, digital versions of the reproducible pages from the Braidy the StoryBraid® Teachers Manual. This product comes FREE with the purchase of Braidy the...

The Autism Collection—Books Only

This series of Autism books includes THREE spiral-bound publications totaling 400+ pages: It’s All About the Story!An Interactive Guide using Story Grammar Marker® for Parents and Educators of Children with Asperger’s Syndrome, Autism and Related Communication Disorders Making Connections!Perspective-Taking, Theory of...

Braidy Quarterly Data Collection and Monitoring Set

Set of 20 cards, printed front and back. Braidy Quarterly Data Collection form provides icon representations of the first five stages of narrative (story) development. It enables the education professional to track a student’s progress in preschool through second grade....

Student Language and Literacy Developmental Checklists (20-pack)

The Student Language/Literacy Developmental Checklist Card provides graphic representations of all seven stages of narrative development. It enables the education professional to chart the growth of a student's mastery of the narrative stages. Benefits: Enables education professionals to focus on...

Braidy the StoryBraid® Teachers’ Manual

Braidy the StoryBraid® Teachers’ Manual is a resource for education professionals to introduce narrative development to preschool through second grade students. Braidy the StoryBraid® Doll is a motivating hands-on tool that appeals to early childhood education students. The iconic structure of Braidy...

Magnetic Spinner Activity for Narrative & Expository Text Questions

May 20, 2016

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Setting Can be the Key to a Story

September 27, 2010

My previous post discussed the narrative element of setting and the tendency of students on the autism spectrum (or with other language disorders) to leave out details about setting, causing listener confusion. One way to explore the importance of setting is to plan interventions using books with an integral setting- where the setting is key to the motivations of the characters and understanding of the plot.

One of my favorites in this vein is Donald Crews’ Shortcut, the story of a group of cousins who find themselves in unexpected danger after taking a shortcut home. Not only does the book serve as an excellent example of building suspense around a small moment in a personal narrative (great for students working on memoir), it also lends itself to being mapped both on a Setting Map and a literal, visual map to develop storytelling skills...

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