THE JULIA DONALDSON PACKAGE
includes 6 books …
• The Gruffalo
• The Gruffalo’s Child
• A Squash and a Squeeze
• Room on the Broom
• The Smartest Giant in Town
• Stick Man
These scripts have been based on Marion Blank’s Model of Classroom Language. Marion Blank recognised the importance of keeping questions and statements within a child’s level of understanding. The more concrete the statement or question, the easier it will be for the child to understand. As questions become more abstract, they become harder for children to answer. The Blank Model is divided into 4 levels of questioning, moving from the concrete (easiest) at Level 1 to the abstract (most difficult) at Level 4.
