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PAMIS PAMIS
Multi-sensory StorytellingMulti-sensory Storytelling
Working & learning together for Working & learning together for involvement involvement
2929thth October October
Acorn Centre, InverurieAcorn Centre, Inverurie
Jenny WhinnettJenny Whinnett
PAMIS Grampian Co-ordinatorPAMIS Grampian Co-ordinator
pamis – in partnership with people with profound learning disabilities & their carers
CommunicationCommunication
Most people with PMLD have no speech - communication is usually non-verbal
A minority will use a few single words
Some are able to use a few signs and/or symbols - eg Makaton, Boardmaker or SignAlong
pamis – in partnership with people with profound learning disabilities & their carers
Why Storytelling?Why Storytelling?
Worldwide tradition of Worldwide tradition of storytellingstorytellingStorytelling is an age-old tradition that has existed since the dawn of time and in every culture. It is many things to many people. It
is entertainment, a way of passing on a culture’s history, or a way of teaching to both
the young and old. Storytelling is an art.Lambe 2002
Storytelling: an age old tradition
An Séanachai
pamis – in partnership with people with profound learning disabilities & their carers
The Importance of The Importance of StorytellingStorytelling
“One must have a story, it’s one of the things humans do. Not just have a story, but tell a story”
Chinua Achebe 2000
“Storytelling is a vital ingredient of human experiences”
Keith Park 1999
“….for most of human history ‘literature’, both fiction and poetry has been narrated, not written, heard, not read”
Angela Carter 1991
pamis – in partnership with people with profound learning disabilities & their carers
Multi-sensory Storytelling Multi-sensory Storytelling Principles – The BookPrinciples – The Book
The PagesThe Pages
7 or less
Colour is neutral
Reading card is laminated (matte)
pamis – in partnership with people with profound learning disabilities & their carers
Multi-sensory Storytelling Multi-sensory Storytelling Principles – The BookPrinciples – The Book
The SentencesThe Sentences
On reading card
One or two per page
Short and rounded
No word overload
pamis – in partnership with people with profound learning disabilities & their carers
Multi-sensory Storytelling Multi-sensory Storytelling Principles – The BookPrinciples – The Book
The StimuliThe Stimuli
One per page
Speech (word sounds relate to the concrete object/material)
Age appropriate
pamis – in partnership with people with profound learning disabilities & their carers
Multi-sensory Storytelling Multi-sensory Storytelling Principles – The BookPrinciples – The Book
The Book CoverThe Book Cover
The Box is the cover
Tactile symbol & title (1 or 2 words)
Recognition & choice-making
pamis – in partnership with people with profound learning disabilities & their carers
Principles – The Principles – The StorytellerStoryteller
Uses voice expressively intonation, inflection, tone pitch,
volume
speaks slowly and use pauses
implies atmosphere
allows time for acoustic processing
Stick to the storyline no deviation/ad lib
but, encourages, prompts the person to interact with the stimulus
Objects are always presented in the same way
Presents objects within person’s personal field of vision, hearing & reach
Reading is an active process
pamis – in partnership with people with profound learning disabilities & their carers
Example of a Example of a Multi-sensory StoryMulti-sensory Story
page & stimuli complete story
The box – the book cover & tactile title
pamis – in partnership with people with profound learning disabilities & their carers
PAMISPAMIS Real Lives: Real Stories Real Lives: Real Stories
Personalised
Designed and developed by parents, carers &
staff
Based on real experiences
Tactile symbol, (sign) and
word(s)
Accompanied by a photo storybook
Built-in agreed learning targets
Progress evaluated
Susan Seaside StorySusan Seaside Story
pamis – in partnership with people with profound learning disabilities & their carers
EvaluationEvaluation
Parents“The story was an activity to share with the family”
“It was tailor made for my daughter’s enjoyment
and interest”
“My son has an entertaining and educational story that gives him pleasure, and informs him too”
“Her responses are much better than I had expected, it is difficult for me to get things she responses to, but
with her story she responds to the stimuli most times”
pamis – in partnership with people with profound learning disabilities & their carers
EvaluationEvaluation
“She has shown lovely positive reactions to the final pages”
“She never tires of hearing it and always responds positively to it - head up and eye contact!”
“They have been great for encouraging all kinds of awareness not only sensory but also social and have become a really valuable tool in the class”
Teachers
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Exploring Literacy…Exploring Literacy…Through multi-sensory storiesThrough multi-sensory stories
Interaction
Enjoyment
Attention
Listening
Recognition
Comprehension
Learning
Anticipation
Sequencing
GOOD FUN
Library of personal sensory storybooks
Collaboration
Focus for setting specific learning targets & new skills
Support and information sharing within the development group
Teaching and training materials
pamis – in partnership with people with profound learning disabilities & their carers
Parents’ comments on the Parents’ comments on the need for accessible need for accessible
material material “… she appears terrified and I don’t know where to start, I cannot find any materials that are appropriate
or suitable for her developmental level” Mother of 9 yr old girl, who had just begun menstruating
“…he constantly tries to open doors in the house looking for him (his dad) he seems puzzled and
depressed. I don’t know what to do, how to explain that Chris is not coming back”
Parent whose partner had died very suddenly
pamis – in partnership with people with profound learning disabilities & their carers
Contact DetailsContact Details
Mrs J WhinnettGrampian Co-ordinatorUnit 5 Badentoy Business CentreBadentoy CrescentPortlethenAberdeenshireAB12 4YD
E-mail: [email protected]: 0044 (0) 1224 784456