In addition, each story incorporates symbols and includes symbol displays for story retelling and role-play, plus a range of suggested extention activities. They may enjoy reading these stories, but the content may be inappropriate for their age. Again, their motivation could be enhanced if there is a purpose for reading these books. Older students, for instance, can become guest readers in a kindergarten or preschool classroom. Puppetry performance can also give older students the opportunity to use the props and materials that perhaps they never had a chance to try.
Older students can practice speaking lines and using puppets to put on a show for younger students.
Emergent Literacy Activities for Older Students includes three simple list poems and extention activities at the emergent literacy level for adolescents and adults. This CD also features Cooking Fun for Older Students, which were created specifically for older students, adolescents and adults. These activities can be accessed by a mouse, Single Switch, Touch Window, or IntelliKeys. This category of nonfiction includes information about a range of topics, from transportation to occupations to insects. While many of these titles may be babyish for older students, some of the titles offer photographs with simple text.