About StorymoviesTM
Storymovies™ utilize features that are impossible with other forms of illustration. Carefully placed where needed, instant replay and slow motion are used to provide an immediate second opportunity to look for social cues that may occur too fast or elude identification altogether. Background music is optional-- viewers can select to watch with or without it.
Storymovies™ utilize features that are impossible with other forms of illustration. Carefully placed where needed, instant replay and slow motion are used to provide an immediate second opportunity to look for social cues that may occur too fast or elude identification altogether. Background music is optional-- viewers can select to watch with or without it.
How they work.
The organization of each DVD makes Storymovies™ easy to use. Each chapter addresses a theme. Storymovies™ are grouped into chapters that build one or more basic concepts related to that theme. They are listed from simpler to more advanced topics, and designed to be used in sequence. Any Storymovie™ may also be used in isolation, making it possible to skip a review of topics that are already understood.
The organization of each DVD makes Storymovies™ easy to use. Each chapter addresses a theme. Storymovies™ are grouped into chapters that build one or more basic concepts related to that theme. They are listed from simpler to more advanced topics, and designed to be used in sequence. Any Storymovie™ may also be used in isolation, making it possible to skip a review of topics that are already understood.
Why they work.
Each Storymovies™ DVD gives the viewer the choice to watch in color or black & white. The black and white versions encourage generalization and can be used with students who may literally interpret color in a movie (i.e. The teacher decides who collects the lunch money when she wears purple). These versions can also be used to determine a student’s current understanding of a concept prior to introducing a new chapter, and/or for review of important concepts and skills. Color version of each movie can be used to determine a student’s current understanding of a concept prior to introducing a new chapter, and/or for review of important concepts and skills.
Each Storymovies™ DVD gives the viewer the choice to watch in color or black & white. The black and white versions encourage generalization and can be used with students who may literally interpret color in a movie (i.e. The teacher decides who collects the lunch money when she wears purple). These versions can also be used to determine a student’s current understanding of a concept prior to introducing a new chapter, and/or for review of important concepts and skills. Color version of each movie can be used to determine a student’s current understanding of a concept prior to introducing a new chapter, and/or for review of important concepts and skills.
How to use the DVDs.
Many of the Storymovies™ within a chapter use the same movie for illustration. There are two important reasons for this. Working from the same movie introduces new details on a familiar backdrop, and focuses attention on the Story to emphasize related ideas within a chapter. To demonstrate the important ties between concepts, ideas covered in one chapter are mentioned and applied in subsequent chapters and DVDs, with new movies as a backdrop. This promotes the generalization of concepts to new contexts, and encourages the retrieval of previous experience and/or information relevant to the current topic.
Many of the Storymovies™ within a chapter use the same movie for illustration. There are two important reasons for this. Working from the same movie introduces new details on a familiar backdrop, and focuses attention on the Story to emphasize related ideas within a chapter. To demonstrate the important ties between concepts, ideas covered in one chapter are mentioned and applied in subsequent chapters and DVDs, with new movies as a backdrop. This promotes the generalization of concepts to new contexts, and encourages the retrieval of previous experience and/or information relevant to the current topic.
