ColorCards®: Language

  

Visually clear and full of interest, these unique resources present story sequences in an engaging photographic form. The series develops in complexity from the new two and three-step Simple Sequences, through the three-step Basic Sequences, simple four-step sequencing and six-step Social Situations up to the more challenging eight-step Activities & Events.

  
   

Sequences: 6 & 8-Step for Children
·  A more complex set including both 6 and 8-step sequences of a variety of activities photographed in both indoor and outdoor locations.
·  These sequences provide excellent opportunities for more advanced language work including syntax, grammar, vocabulary and time concepts.
·  Some unexpected twists within the sequences add amusement and provide opportunities for discussion.
·  Sequences are:
6-Step: The present; Playing ball; Horse ride; Digital photograph.
8-Step: Surprise birthday cake; The school Bag; The bike & the scooter.
ISBN 0 86388 558 6 Order Code 001-5284

  
     

Sequences: 6 & 8-Step for Adults
·  6 and 8-step sequences photographed in a variety of indoor and outdoor locations provide excellent opportunities for language work including syntax, grammar, vocabulary and time concepts.
·  Adult models and appropriate activities make this set ideal for working with adults and adolescents.
·  Some unexpected twists within the sequences add amusement and provide opportunities for discussion.
·  Sequences are:
6-Step: The present; Football match; Meal in a restaurant; Trying to work.
8-Step: Lost keys; Walking accident; The purse.
ISBN 0 86388 557 8 Order Code 001-5283

  
   

Other Sets in this Series:

  • Problem Solving
  • Cause & Effect
  • Basic Sequences
  • Simple Sequences
  • Sequences: 4-Step:
    Each set contains 48 cards 148 x 148mm, Basic Sequences 210 x 148mm, + booklet, boxed.
  
 
First Phrases

Professionals working with speech- and language-delayed children will recognise the child who has acquired a spoken vocabulary of some 30 to 50 words, but is slow to make the transition to two-word linking. These brightly coloured and clearly illustrated First Phrases cards are designed to promote this crucial step in sentence building. 		 
 

StoryCards®

  
StoryCards have been designed to help develop children's understanding of basic concepts and to promote the use of expressive language using a story form that is both appealing and motivating.
StoryCards take a new approach to learning basic language concepts by presenting the material in story form, which children find both interesting and enjoyable. Beautifully illustrated, StoryCards are a versatile resource to help to develop children's understanding of basic language concepts, to promote the use of expressive language and to encourage sequencing and retelling.		  
·  Each pack contains four stories with an endearing central animal character. The Verbs and Prepositions packs also contain finger puppets of the main characters so the concepts can be acted out.
·  Photocopiable line drawings on the back of each card provide a colouring activity and help to reinforce the concepts discussed.
·  There are no words on the cards themselves; these are contained in the accompanying booklet, which has been translated into French, German and Spanish, making them ideal for the teaching of foreign languages.
·  Intended for use alongside other more structured language resources, StoryCards will help to reinforce understanding of basic language and encourage generalisation.		  
     
StoryCards Verbs  (Includes Puppets)
Use this pack to develop children's understanding of basic verbs. It features four stories:		  
·  The Hungry Frog (Rana the Frog): is, sit, jump, swim, fall, climb, see
·  Muddy All Over (Pongo the Hippo): like, say, go, wash, smell, pull, push
·  Eric Sings All Night (Eric the Sheep): sing, love, come, find, look at/for, sleep
·  Hip, Hip, Hooray (Oz the Ostrich): run, walk, play, kick, eat, drink, stand
Each verb is repeated several times in various situations to reinforce the child's understanding of its meaning. Finger puppets of the four central characters are excellent for 'doing' the actions in the stories, and the line illustrations on the reverse of each card provide a colouring activity for the child. 		 
As the child's understanding of the concept increases, expression using the verbs can be encouraged. This pack can also be used to develop understanding of other concepts, including adjectives, opposites, prepositions and comparatives/superlatives, alongside the verbs.  

ISBN 0 86388 450 4 Order Code 003-5149
Contents 48 A5 story picture cards, 32pp A5 booklet, 4 finger puppets, boxed 		 
   
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StoryBoards

StoryBoards is a simple and creative resource designed to help children with language and communication difficulties to develop their narrative skills. Using gameboards and colourfully illustrated picture cards, StoryBoards helps children to visualise and practise telling a story through identifying the essential elements and how these should be sequenced. The cards are colour-coded for easier identification of different story elements and can be used to play a range of different games. StoryBoards develops basic vocabulary and encourages active listening, turn-talking and inferential reasoning. It is a great resource for describing school trips, days out and holidays. Children can make the stories as silly or as sensible as they wish, by choosing cards from different sets. A structured and accessible resource, StoryBoards is ideal for use with individuals or groups by teachers, speech & language therapists and classroom/ teaching assistants working with children aged 5–11, and those with special needs. Contains: 8 StoryBoards, 1 story cards board, 60 story cards, 6 lotto boards, photocopiable story planner, colour-coded die and a manual.

 

Listening Skills
New on CD, these sound and picture matching activities have been updated to reflect the changes in modern life since the original editions were published in 1995.
·  These new editions are even easier to use as the skip function on a CD player allows you to jump quickly between activities.
·  Ideal for working with groups or individuals, this series will develop sound awareness, attention, concentration, active listening, auditory discrimination and vocabulary skills.
Each set contains 40 cards 210 x 148mm, one CD + instruction booklet, boxed

Outdoor Sounds, Indoor Sounds and Sequencing Sounds (All Revised)

  

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