# Story Frames for Teaching Literacy

Enhancing Student Learning Through the Power of Storytelling

K-12

Mastering the art of storytelling isn’t just a goal for professional writers. Analyzing and creating stories can boost critical literacy skills for _all_ learners—and this comprehensive resource will show teachers and SLPs how.

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Aligned with the science of reading, this innovative guidebook reveals how to unlock literacy and learning skills by captivating K–12 students with the power of stories: how they’re structured, how they reflect and change lives, and how students can create their own original narratives. Using dozens of diverse fiction and nonfiction books as vivid examples, you’ll discover how to teach 12 key story elements ( _Story Frames_) in dynamic, fun, and highly visual ways, including Quick Draws, storyboards, and icons that make narrative structure easy to grasp. Then you’ll get in-depth guidance on how to use knowledge of story structure to build core literacy skills—from oral language to reading comprehension—and empower students to write their own personal stories in a variety of genres.

Enhanced with more than 35 adaptable lesson plans and a complete package of online support materials, _Story Frames_ is an accessible pathway to structured literacy that any educator can start using right away. You’ll use it year after year to strengthen your students’ skills and instill a lifelong love of reading and writing in every learner.

**_STORY FRAMES_ WILL HELP YOU**

- **Get started with structured literacy** in a fun and engaging way
- **Build core literacy skills,** including phonological awareness, reading comprehension, oral language, vocabulary, grammar, syntax, narrative development, and expository writing
- **Strengthen your existing curriculum** with flexible lesson plans and activities aligned with the science of reading
- **Effectively teach narrative structure** to both struggling and advanced learners
- **Teach students in any setting,** with practical tips for teletherapy and virtual instruction
- **Boost executive function skills** by making the writing process comprehensible, meaningful, and manageable
- **Empower students with and without disabilities** by giving them the tools to tell their own stories

**ONLINE MATERIALS:** Implement _Story Frames_ effectively with a full package of downloadable materials, including sample storyboards and templates, 40+ handouts and worksheets, game cards, slide decks to use in instruction, 30+ sample story analyses of books for children and young adults, and brief literature guides for applying _Story Frames_ to picture books and to chapter books and novels.

## Reviews

Nickola Nelson, Developer of the TILLS

_Story Frames_ captures the rich possibilities of using written language instruction for teaching language and life lessons.

Steve Graham, Regents and Warner Professor of Educational Leadership and Innovation, Arizona State University

Story Frames offers students a concrete and fun way to create stories. Using visual supports and the basic building blocks of stories, it makes it possible for all children to create stories others will enjoy reading.

Darcy Dycha, Senior Project Manager, Children’s Learning Institute

Provides insight into how to teach narrative structure in a straightforward manner, making story elements concrete for students. This is the instructional support all teachers have been waiting for!

Author: [Carolee Dean M.S., CCC-SLP](https://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=185477&Name=Carolee+Dean+M.S.%2c+CCC-SLP) Invited Contributors: [Amy Miller M.A., M.F.A.](https://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=185478&Name=Amy+Miller+M.A.%2c+M.F.A.), [Paula Moraine M.Ed](https://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=185479&Name=Paula+Moraine+M.Ed), [Mary Jo O’Neill M.Ed.](https://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=185480&Name=Mary+Jo+O%E2%80%99Neill+M.Ed.), [Lesley Roessing M.Ed.](https://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=185481&Name=Lesley+Roessing+M.Ed.), [William Van Cleave M.A.](https://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=185482&Name=William+Van+Cleave+M.A.), [Carol Westby Ph.D.](https://products.brookespublishing.com/cw_contributorinfo.aspx?ContribID=1620&Name=Carol+Westby+Ph.D.)

Download [this slide deck](/content/resource-library/an-overview-of-story-frames-for-teaching-literacy-enhancing-student-learning-through-the-power-of-storytelling/index.html) for a comprehensive overview

**Download a tip sheet!**

[6 Ways to Explore Story Elements With Your Students](/content/resource-library/6-ways-to-explore-story-elements-with-your-students/?j=4705378&sfmc_sub=678055832&l=9614_HTML&u=98975926&mid=7004326&jb=0&utm_medium=email&utm_source=exacttarget&utm_campaign=202002110-ed-news/index.html)

**Watch a webinar**

[Using Story Frames to Improve Comprehension, Written Language, and Key Skills](/content/resource-library/using-story-frames-to-improve-comprehension-written-language-and-key-skills/index.html)

**Read a Q&A**

[A Q&A with Carolee Dean](/content/author-qa-boosting-literacy-skills-with-story-frames/?j=4743726&sfmc_sub=678055832&l=9614_HTML&u=99933347&mid=7004326&jb=0&utm_medium=email&utm_source=exacttarget&utm_campaign=20210325-comm-news/index.html)

**Watch an interview with contributor: Mary Jo O’Neill**

[The Family Story - Interview with Parent Advocate Mary Jo O'Neill](http://caroleedeanbooks.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-family-story-interview-with-parent.html)

This title has additional material available on the Brookes Download Hub.

- Sample storyboards and templates
- 40+ handouts and worksheets
- Game cards
- Slide decks to use in instruction
- 30+ sample story analyses of books for children and young adults
- Brief literature guides for applying _Story Frames_ to picture books and to chapter books and novels

Visit the [Download Hub](https://downloads.brookespublishing.com/resource/story-frames-for-teaching-literacy/) for a preview of what’s available.