Colourful Semantics resource
Narrative & Storytelling Resource
Help pupils build clearer stories, sequence ideas and develop expressive language using a practical Colourful Semantics approach. This ready-to-use resource supports narrative development across school, therapy and intervention settings.
What this resource helps with
- Story structure and sequencing
- Characters, settings, events and actions
- Spoken narrative and written storytelling
- Expressive language development
- Targeted intervention and classroom support
Who is it for?
This resource is suitable for teachers, teaching assistants, SENCOs, Speech and Language Therapists, speech pathologists and education teams using Colourful Semantics to support language and literacy.
Why it matters
Narrative skills support pupils to organise their ideas, explain events, retell experiences and build confidence with spoken and written language.
What is included?
The resource provides practical activities and visual support to help pupils organise their ideas, build meaningful sentences and develop more confident storytelling.
It can be used to support whole-class teaching, small-group intervention, one-to-one therapy sessions and targeted language work.
Developed by the ITS Speech and Language Therapy team, this resource is designed to be practical, evidence-informed and easy to use in real classroom and therapy contexts.
Use it for intervention
Support pupils who need help organising their spoken language, retelling events, expanding sentences and developing more structured stories.
Use it in class
Give teaching teams a clear visual approach for linking sentence building, vocabulary, story structure and written outcomes.
Use it after training
Ideal for teams who have attended Colourful Semantics training and want practical resources to support implementation.
Buy the Narrative & Storytelling Resource
Add a practical narrative and storytelling resource to your Colourful Semantics toolkit and support pupils with sequencing, expressive language and story structure.
If you would like support embedding Colourful Semantics across your school or setting, explore our live training and wider implementation support.
Colourful Semantics was created by Alison Bryan. You can find more information about Colourful Semantics through the official Colourful Semantics website .
