Using Story Boxes for Students with Complex Disabilities to Promote Student Engagement

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Research, Advocacy, and Practice for Complex and Chronic Conditions: A Journal for Physical, Health, and Multiple Disabilities, 2023, 41 (2). © Division for Complex and Chronic Conditions-DPHMD
Sehlinger, 2025
Published: Oct 10, 2025
Keywords:
Literacy, Disability, Story Boxes

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Sarah Sehlinger
Indiana University Southeast

Abstract

Students with complex or severe disabilities are often left out of or not benefitting from literacy activities. One way to help this population of students better access literacy skills is through story boxes. By pairing a text with concrete objects, students are engaged in a sensory experience to facilitate better engagement, comprehension, and understanding of vocabulary. The research behind story boxes and the process for creating your own story box is described in this article.


 

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Sehlinger, S. (2025). Using Story Boxes for Students with Complex Disabilities to Promote Student Engagement. Research, Advocacy, and Practice for Complex and Chronic Conditions, 43(2), 12–17. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/pders/article/view/39564
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Vol. 43 No. 2 (2025): Research, Advocacy, and Practice: for complex and chronic conditions, A Journal for Physical, Health, and Multiple Disabilities
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Implications and Strategies for Practitioners

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