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A great way to introduce literature concepts like character, setting and plot, plus teach reading comprehension skills!

Stories and More Series features six multimedia stories on 2 CD-ROMs. All stories on the CD-ROMs include multiple activities in addition to the talking book. The activities focus on:

• plot prediction
  
• character recognition
  
• and reading comprehension

The original book illustrations are also shown on screen with text. Students mouse-click to have the stories read aloud with the corresponding text highlighted.

Features

• Pages from the original books have been beautifully reproduced with illustrations
  
• Stories come alive with expressive narration
  
• Highlighted text allows students to make the connection between spoken and written words
  
• Reading comprehension and creative activities included
  
• Sequenced activities automatically advance as students progress
  
• Record and playback options let struggling writers complete activities independently
  
• You can print out student records and progress reports

CD-ROM 1: Stories and More: Animal Friends Features three award-winning stories on one CD-ROM: The Gunnywolf by A. Delany The Trek by Ann Jones The Owl and the Moon (from the book Owl at Home) by Arnold Lobel. Stories and More: Animal Friends makes literature meaningful to all students, even those with minimal reading skills. Students can choose to have stories “read” to them with words and phrases highlighted. Two stage-setting activities precede the story-telling while four post-reading activists enrich the reading experience. Activities include: Starting Off, Going Beyond, and Thinking About. Learning Opportunities Apply strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts Explore character and setting concepts Build on prior knowledge to aid comprehension Practise reading Build vocabulary Recall story events In sequence Explore cause and effect relationships Understand character emotions Respond creatively to literature Extend knowledge of characters and events beyond the story Relate story concepts to “own life”

CD-ROM 2: Stories and More: Time and Place Features three award-winning stories on one CD-ROM: Roxaboxen by Alice McLerren The House on Maple Street by Bonnie Pryor Galimoto by Karen Lynn Williams. Stories and More: Time and Place makes literature meaningful to all students, even those with minimal reading skills. Students can choose to have stories “read” to them with words and phrases highlighted. Multi-step activities strengthen student reading comprehension and interpretation. Learning Opportunities Predict story events Explore character and setting concepts Build on prior knowledge to aid comprehension Practise reading Build vocabulary Explore culture and communities Respond creatively to literature Understand character emotions Extend knowledge of characters and events beyond the story Relate story concepts to “own life” Compare different time periods

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Prices

	Code	Media	Platform	$NZ Price	$NZ GST
	Stories and More Series - Single Computer Licence	Includes Animal Friends CD-ROM and Time and Place CD-ROM.
	ACSR-07	CD-ROM	Mac OS X, Win 2000, Win XP, Win Vista	$140.00	$21.00
	Stories and More Series - Five Pack	Includes five sets of Animal Friends CD-ROM and five sets of Time and Place CD-ROM.
	ACSR-57	CD-ROM	Mac OS X, Win 2000, Win XP, Win Vista	$380.00	$57.00