Story Starters
Reading books and resources
PEP policy guidance
A deterministic result from the reviewed 2026–27 rule pack. It is guidance, not a funding guarantee.
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- Program and school year
- FTC-PEP · 2026-27
- Rule pack
- step-up-ftc-pep-2026-27 · v1.0.1
- Evidence level
- Official general rule
- Source freshness
- Review due · Low
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Product description
<p>The Story Starters set contains 134 extra-large (4" x 6") cards designed to get students making and telling stories. These cards are designed to help students improve their writing, storytelling, describing, questioning, inferencing, and thinking skills. The full-color photos cover a wide variety of topics, from sports players celebrating to napping lionesses and children building a snowman– with so much content to choose from, it’s fun for students to choose a prompt they find interesting.</p><p>To play, simply shuffle the cards, have your students choose a photo, and then have them write or tell a story about the scene. This versatile set can be used individually or in groups, and is a great way to enhance language skills at home or in the classroom. The content card features instructions in six languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, and Chinese.</p><p>Includes: 134 photo cards and sturdy storage box.</p><p>Recommended for grades 3 and up.</p><p>For more information please visit: https://nationalautismresources.com/story-starters</p>
Source evidence
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- Catalog
- FES-UA_NationalAutismResources
- Source type
- Search
- Link status
- Stepup product link
- Enrichment confidence
- Unknown
Official policy source
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- Publisher
- Step Up For Students
- Applies to
- FTC-PEP · 2026-27
- Effective dates
- Jul 1, 2026 — Jun 30, 2027
- Source last modified
- Jul 14, 2026
- Reviewed by Navigator
- Jul 23, 2026
- Review due
- Aug 14, 2026
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