Literacy Matters - Vol 21 - Winter 2021

All keyword cards from front

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what

where

when

how

color

sound action

number

size

shape

temperature smell or scent

feeling (mood)

feeling (touch) place: in front

place: background place: next to/near

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place: above/below

perspective of view age Sample sentence frames on the back of the same card or on a second card attached to first so it is foldable from back to front  On front of card: temperature On front of card: perspective On front of card: sound Sentence frame: Is it ….. (cold, hot warm, freezing) there? How cold/hot is it there? Is it hotter/warmer/ colder than … Is it as hot as ….. Sentence frame: Can I see the …. from a bird’s view? Can I see the…. from the ground up? Can I see the…. at my eye level? Sentence frame: Can it make a sound? Can or does it …. (cry, scream, laugh, sing, howl, growl, bark, hiss, buzz) movement

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On front of card: size

On front of card: shape

On front of card: background

Sentence frame: Is it wide, high, large, long? Is it thinner/longer bigger/ shorter/larger/smaller than….

Sentence frame: Is it round, rectangular, a square shape?

Sentence frame: Is something behind...? Is what is in the background alive/ water/ an animal/a tree/a mountain…? Figure 3 Keywords on Cards to Prompt Questions for Mental Images

Does it have edges? Can it change shape?

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