I’m adding to these specific language therapy ideas on the individual pages, and making a large list over on The Language Fix blog. It’s gonna be HUGE! This is just the start…
Catalog. Get out a catalog. Talk about the items for sale.
Example statements: “Why would somebody want a coat?” “It keeps you warm”. “Why do people buy wallets?” “Why are those pillows so big?” “What do you need umbrellas for?” “Are those shoes big or little?” “Does that blanket look comfortable?” “Could I wear those gloves, or would they be too tight?”
Textbook. Get out a textbook. Instruct student to describe vocabulary words at or below student’s level by using functions.
Example statements: “What does a period do?” “What is a shelter?” “Why do bears have to hibernate?” “What is a map?” “Why would you need an index?” “What was a covered wagon?” “What is the Constitution?”
Look around you. Describe functions of objects in your environment or of things commonly seen in offices. Take a walk, and describe functions of things seen in the hall out the window, etc.
Example statements: “What is a stapler?” “It attaches papers together.” “What is a trash dumpster?” “It holds the building’s trash until the garbage men get it.”
Specific interests. For example, for younger kids, talk about video games, television, or sports, or for older students talk about cooking, construction, or health care. Discuss
specific interests. Use the internet if needed.
Example statements: “What does a cutting board do?” “What does a remote do?” “What do anesthesiologists do?”
Homework maker: Create a list of from five to ten words at student’s level. Write directions such as the following: “Provide a function for each vocabulary word.” Write helper next to a blank line for any helper to sign. Provide individualized incentives for completed return. For example:
Practice attributes, giving reasons, and/or comparatives/superlatives! – Click on picture to view a small preview of each activity. Click on Odt or PDF to download worksheets in preferred format.
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(1) Close Ups 1 Odt PDF; (2) Close Ups 2 Odt PDF; (3) Close Ups 3 Odt PDF; (4) Close Ups 4 Odt PDF; (5) Close Ups 5 Odt PDF; (6) Close Ups 6 Odt PDF; (7) Close Ups 7 Odt PDF; (8) Close Ups 8 Odt PDF
Intro/Hierarchy Scripts/Drill Extra Practice Goals/Elicitation Info
Misc Activities/Functional Sentence Maze Ovals/Analogies Word List/Data Sheet
Matching, etc. Various Activities Pick Two Functional/ Extra Activities
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(1) “Remember It” Basic Antonyms Doc PDF; (2) “Remember It” Later Developing Antonyms Doc PDF; (3) “Remember It” Basic Synonyms Doc PDF; (4) “Remember It” Later Developing Synonym Doc PDF; (5) Antonyms Grid Doc PDF; (6) Synonyms Grid Doc PDF
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(1) Varied Attributes Grid 1 Doc PDF; (2) Varied Attributes Grid 2 Doc PDF ; (3) Attributes – Functions Grid 1 Doc PDF; (4) Attributes – Functions Grid 2 Doc PDF; (5) Attributes Tic Tac Toe – 3 in a Row – Basic Parts Doc PDF; (6) Attributes Tic Tac Toe – 4 in a Row – Elementary Parts Doc PDF;
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(1) “Remember It” Early Elementary Categories 1 Doc PDF; (2) “Remember It” Early Elementary Categories 2 Doc PDF; (3) Category “grid” or squares 1: Doc PDF; (4) Category “grid” or squares 2: Doc PDF; (5) Category Tic Tac Toe – Connect 3 – Basic Doc PDF ; (6) Category Tic Tac Toe – Connect 3 Elementary Doc PDF ; (7) Category Tic Tac Toe – Connect 4 Higher Level Doc PDF
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(1) Early Elementary Vocabulary Grid 1 doc pdf; (2) Early Elementary Vocabulary Grid 2 doc pdf; (3)Later Elementary Vocabulary Grid 1 doc pdf; (4) Later Elementary Vocabulary Grid 2 doc pdf
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(1) “Remember It” Basic Similarities Doc PDF; (2) “Remember It” Later Developing Similarities Doc PDF; (3) Comparatives and Superlatives Grid Doc PDF; (4) Irregular Past Tense Verb Grid Doc PDF; (5) Multiple Meaning Word Description Grid Doc PDFs
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(1) Tic Tac Toe Template 16 squares Doc PDF; (2) Tic Tac Toe Template 25 squares Doc PDF; (3) Template Doc PDF
