Laurie's Stories: Mother Goose Rap, Literacy FUNdamentals, Multimedia

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About Laurie’s StoriesLaurie’s Stories: All original stories, rhymes, songs & characters that

celebrate language & literacy. Laurie’s Stories are written, illustrated, & performed by BookTeller & Mother Goose Rapper, Laurie Story Vela,

M.A.

Laurie’s Stories began with Laurie’s Masters in Education; Laurie was at the forefront of blending whole language & phonics in an effort to make

reading fundamentals more contextual, meaningful and, FUN.

Mother Goose Rap!

The age-old mnemonic

devices of rhyme & alliteration educate and

entertain pre-readers up to

fluent readers. Providing the

FUNdamentals of literacy and

English language through “tongue

twisters” and “rap”, Laurie’s Stories fills an

educational gap for building

reading, writing, and spelling

fluency with fun-filled, family

friendly content.

Rhyme&

Alliteration

Laurie Story has toured the nation’s schools & libraries since 1992!

Laurie’s Stories On The Web

The Laurie Story web site offers visitors free cyber literacy that includes word play games, videos, and Laurie Stor-E BooksTM. The site consistently averages 50,000 hits a month with high international traffic. The Leaping Literacy Online Library offers free membership & access to interactive character pages, videos, and revolving, sample Laurie Stor-E BooksTM. There are hundreds of downloadable Laurie Stor-E BooksTM in audio, pdf, power pfd, html, & videoavailable for sale onsite & (pending) through affiliates.

Laurie Stor-E BooksTM

Laurie Story Live Shows

Read with us online!www.lauriesstories.com

Leaping Literacy! For Reading & Spelling

Fluency120 Laurie Stor-E BooksTM & 120 Audio Books in 12 Sections cover

all the vowel sounds and grammar basics.

The live, interactive performances of Laurie’s Stories include Laurie Story Books, rhymes, songs, and character visits from “Word Wonders” and “Phonics

Farm”. Character vignettes and content pieces revolve around a theme or a vowel sound. There are dozens of shows that have been applied to nationwide

tours, audio, video and the web site. Videos found onsite as well as on schooltube.com and youtube.com

Laurie’s Stories provides wholesome, interactive family entertainment with

materials and programs that get children and their parents involved in developing

crucial literacy skills. Laurie’s Stories Leaping Literacy Program also serves teachers & librarians with national &

international educational applications for English language development & literacy

fun.

Laurie Story Word Play Pages: These interactive cyber “worksheets” explore FUNdamentals that range from silent letters to homophones to compound words. The Laurie Story characters invite fun into the fluency of literacy development. These mini language lessons are taken from Laurie Stor-E BooksTM that are available in free samples & paid downloads.

Laurie Stor-E BooksTM: Laurie Stor-E BooksTM are illustrated, narrated, tongue twisting, “Mother Goose Rap” literature that turns Dick & Jane on their head! The multi-media formats speak to today’s readers. Cyber literacy is enhanced along with reading & literacy fluency. Laurie Stor-E BooksTM blend phonics, whole language.arts & English language development& literacy basics into FUNdamental fun for everyone!

Laurie Stor-E BooksTM

Laurie’s Stories Online Reading Programs Read with us online!www.lauriestories.co

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Laurie Story Rhyme Time 5 Videos: These fun, rhyming videos for children & literacy feature Laurie Story Booktelling that includes Laurie Stor-E BooksTM found in the Leaping Literacy Online Library. You can always sing, rhyme, read & see Laurie Stor-E FREE!

Free Online Literacy!

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50+ books feature imaginative fun, lyrical chorus’, & recurring color characters. The Color Cloud always comes when you’re “… just sitting …” & often says, “You can do it too.”

Readers develop fluency with high imagination, internal rhymes & word play.

The Color Cloud SeriesFound on the web, in audio, video, books and Laurie Stor-E BooksTM.

The Color Cloud’s imaginative adventures are usually supported w/ these color characters:

Red Fred

GreenQueen Colleen

MarcelloYellow Fellow

GreenQueen Colleen

Lou Blue Gnu

Stu Blue Kangaroo

Wink Pink Mink

Tink Pink Skink

Zak the Black Yak

Myrtle the Purple Gerbil

Powel the Orange Owl

Round theBrown Hound

Fay the Gray

Stingray

Dwight theWhite Kite

The Color Cloud

Sample pages from theThe Color Cloud Series

The Mel & Nell SeriesFound on the web, in audio, video, books and Laurie Stor-E BooksTM.

Nell & Mel are simply outrageous in their comical conversations. Nell is the silly one, asking questions like, “Can you eat with your feet?” Mel is logical, and often says, “No Nell!” But somehow, Nell is always right due to a play on words or a play on Mel. 50 books with Mel & Nell; the funny friends that have somewhat predictable and humorous “dramalogues” with themselves and you …

Readers develop conversational fluency with Mel & Nell’s accessible vocabulary.

Sample pages from The Mel & Nell Series

Kyle CrocodileHe talks low and slow and is also

fond of eating, he likes to slurp up

messes.

Liz the Wizard Lizard

She magically appears fizzy in body & voice.

Kath the Giraffe

She’s sweet, and gentle, and mute. She never says a

thing.

Kelly the Alligator

She often shows up in the refrigerator,

she loves food, talks loud and long with a southern accent.

These 2 sisters have a host of animal friends who come to visit in 25 Laurie Storybooks;

you never know who will show up! Most of these stories have a refrain or “chorus” & many include the regular host of animal friends; Kelly, Kyle, Liz and Kath. These family friendly stories are great read a-louds for developing readers.

Pam & Jerisha: Alligator in Our Refrigerator Series

Found on the web, in audio, video, books and Laurie Stor-E BooksTM.

Sample pages from theAlligator in Our

Refrigerator Series

Hazel the Tree Book SeriesThis series of 8 stories touches on social and environmental issues.

Action Ants Book SeriesAmazing Action Ants Ashley, Armando, Angelina, and Aaron explore in 25 ABC Alphabet Adventures that often

have 3 developmental levels, i.e., “Ants are approaching!”

“Army ants are approaching aphids.” “Army ants are approaching agreeable, amiable aphids.”

Sample pages from theAction Ants Book Series

Laurie Story Rhymes & SongsFound on the web, in audio, video, books and Laurie Stor-E BooksTM.In addition to the Laurie Story characters found in book series’, show

vignettes and Phonics Farm, there are more than 500 rhymes and songs interspersed in the shows; 72 of these are published in Leaping Literacy.

Rich in word patterns, Laurie Story Rhymes aid literacy fluency based on the most practical of literature-based phonetic foundations.

Kids just think of them as fun, tongue twisting, “Mother Goose Rap”!

I.B. Newt in the Nature Nook using his “Y” stick, I.B. asks the audience a nature based

“why”question.

Dixie the Dictionary Duckdelivers definitions as needed.

Word Wonders Letters & Words At PlayFound on the web, in audio, video, books and Laurie Stor-E BooksTM.

Vowel Owl swoops in to identify and highlight vowel sounds.

Nym Hymn Chorussings antonyms, synonyms, and homonyms in a hymn. Sing with us!

Lolly Llama, Letters Librarian

tells stories using words with a changing letter like Cade’s Cake.

Inez Perez & Her Bubblegum Bankkeeps the comedy coming with the

cohesion of comical commentaries.

Caroline the Colorful Crowtransports a word to different

characters, “Go, go! Caroline Crow!”

Spencer The Spinning SpiderSitting in his word web, he spins words!

Silas the Silent Letter Lamb points out the silent letters. Sshh!

Serena the Suffix Sowlooks at endings like ing and ed.

Chloe the Contractions Chickenuses chicken scratch to make words like do & not become don’t.

Gloria the Grammar Goat finds bad grammar and asks you how to correct it.

Tennessee the Tense Turkeypresents past, present, & future tenses.

LuLu Bell the Compound Cowmakes compound words simple!

Penny Punctuation PeacockGets her feathers ruffled when commas and the like are left out.

Delores the Hoarse Horsedelivers the latest rhyme from the homophone line.

Peter the Plurals & Prefix Pigoften says, “Just add ‘S’ or ‘un’!”

Phonics Farm Letters, Language & their Parts At PlayFound on the web, in audio, video, books and Laurie Stor-E BooksTM.

What?A language experience where Word Play puts the FUN in Literacy Fundamentals,

fostering family literacy in a celebration of language and imagination.

How?Laurie’s Stories puts the FUN in literacy fundamentals by playing with letters, word patterns, and the basics of grammar. Using rhyme and alliteration, children and adults are engaged in an interactive context that promotes family reading as language comes alive and literacy complexities are made into child’s play. It is play that children of all ages respond to and that teachers readily recognize as the basics at work.

Why?Rhyme and alliteration have been used through the ages as mnemonic devices and thereby applied to various aspects of culture including marketing and education. The popularity and longevity of rhyme is evidenced in Mother Goose and rap. Current research shows that the ability to decipher rhyme is a necessary precursor to reading. Research also shows that people learn best when they are having fun. Laurie’s Stories puts rhyme with playful characters and interactive contexts that children and adults alike can put their body, mind and heart into. The basics of reading and writing come alive through imaginative, fun, contextual literature using the time-tested tools of rhyme and alliteration. And it’s all brought to you by Author/Illustrator/BookTeller Laurie Story, the Mother Goose Rapper.

Behind Laurie’s Stories

Some Feedback “Thanks for your songs …Congrats on your work/play with children.” - Pete Seeger

“ After closing the circle time, noboby wants to leave from a circle rag and they ask me to read more. That happens everyday! They love your stories, Ms. Laurie! Especially one boy( Zorel) was obsessed by Color Cloud Clock and he drew clocks all over the classroom and now he can tell the time! Little Christopher loves \" man in the moon\" and he requests me everyday saying \"Man!Man!\" Your stories definitely enriched our students\' literacy experience! Thank you.!” – Eri Cronin, Literacy Aide, Vegas Verdes Elementary School, Las Vegas, NV “Promotes ear training and phonemic & syllabic awareness … captures the attention of kids and their parents … very effective and crisp … extremely professional.” – Robert Wozniak, Ph.D., Former President of the Piaget Society, Department Chair, Child Development, Bryn Mawr College, PA  

"I introduced your books and website to our teachers who were so much impressed by your work.... We will keep reading Laurie's Stories! Thanks a lot! - Your fan, Sujeong" (Korea)

“A joyous, bouncing, glorious adventure of stories, music and educational fun!” - Kathy Avraham, Librarian, Prundale Library, CA

"She resurrects rhyme and alliteration, another Dr. Seuss!" - Jan Fox, 4th Teacher, NY 

“This material is really fun! It gives the anti-reading child a different perspective.” - Norma Quanz, Reading Tutor, NY

“I have been impressed with Laurie’s commitment to excellence, her utilization of materials based on sound educational principles, her command and use of language, and her exuberance.” - Claudine Hanner, Former Youth Services Director, Brown Library, Williamsport, PA

"Excellent materials. Highly motivating and ALIVE - Perfect reading coordination!"- Marian Crawford, Former Wayland Free Public Library Director, Wayland, NY

Laurie’s Stories: Putting the FUN in Literacy FUNdamentals! Making a difference because literacy lasts a lifetime.

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About Laurie Story Vela, M.A.2009-2012 Leaping Literacy Online Library make-overs; including affiliate options, new power & video Laurie StorE BooksTM , & Laurie StorETVTMTM +2 new CDs produced & released: In Our Hands & Pets In Bed2008 Laurie’s Stories introduces Rhyme Time 5 Web TV Shows, music videos & publishes Kid E Books.2007 Laurie’s Stories celebrates literacy with 2 BookTelling tours in Las Vegas, Summer Reading Tours & interactive online program, ABC Mystery. Launches newthoughtfamilies website & Christmas CD2006 Laurie’s Stories re-launches Membership options on www.lauriesstories.com Laurie produces 4 CDs; Small After Small, I Am A Seeker, Simply…In A Circle Of Love, Let’s Sing! Laurie Story on a school tour in Las Vegas celebrating Nevada Reading Week with 5,200 K-5 kids 2005-2006 Laurie Story initiates and directs the SLC Youth Choir in church & public performancesLaurieStory designs and implements ChildSing Song Circles for Preschoolers including CDs:Laurie Story produces 64 preschool songs on 2 CDs, “Spring Into Summer” & “Rocka This Song” 2004 Laurie’s Stories launches the sister web site; Leaping Literacy with more than 150 Laurie Stor-E BooksTM 475+ interactive character pages and 650+ sound files in 24 sections.2002-2003 Laurie’s Stories publishes the 120 titles in Leaping Literacy and publishes Laurie Stor-E BooksTM on the web site. Also produces and releases the 12 audios for the 12 segments of Leaping Literacy 2001 Leaping Literacy is revised and greatly expanded; 12 shows celebrating the vowel sounds were taped with live, family audiences at WHYY, Philadelphia in July. Promotional Video produced in August. Live shows enhanced with big screen computer illustration. 2000 Developed and put the Web Site up: www.lauriesstories.com featuring all the Laurie Story characters and over 700 pages of interactive content. 1998-1999Produced 4 Community TV shows in Santa Cruz, CA, 4 satellite shows for Familyland Network, OH, & the Laurie’s Stories Book Banquet video.1992-1999 National PerformanceTours in schools, libraries & family festivals. Literacy Workshops given for teachers and parents including National Teacher Conferences for the Society of Developmental Education. 1993-1997 Produced 11 Laurie Story tapes; 7 story tapes, EarthSong script & cassette pkg., dozens of Read & Color Books and Leaping Literacy, Fun Phonics with 180 min. audio and 300 pgs.1989-1991 At UC Davis, Laurie’s Stories began as part of Laurie’s Master’s degree in (Reading) Education & Curriculum design. Early materials were used in classroom settings.

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