The alphabetic code is the set of correspondences that exist between the most basic sounds of English (called phonemes) and the letters that symbolize those basic sounds (called graphemes). [Note: The terms “phoneme” and “grapheme” are defined in more detail in the glossary at the beginning of my blog on Sight Words, found here.]To deal with phonemes, we’ll need a simple notation. That notation is decidedly not the notation used in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA):IPA Symbols for Phon
Speech Therapy Activity Cards Kit (STACK): Compare/Contrast 90 Different Compare/Contrast Cards Comparing and Contrasting is an important language skill. Students must describe the relationship between two items with words. Use STACK: Compare/Contrast Cards in a variety of ways Have students compare the two pictures and state how they are the same/different Teach/scaffold how to compare and contrast with the cue cards given on page 3 Teach sentence making when comparing/contrasting using the cue cards provided on page 3 Use blank Compare/Contrast cards to create your own and write the answers on the answer page provided Use cards individually during therapy to: Expand vocabulary Use similarities and differences Increase describing skills Increase sentence making skills Organization of cards Keep cards on a ring and hung in the room for ease of use. Print and keep each STACK set in a box.
The First Series of Icecubic Vowels Five Base Vowel Letters Hey, mis amigos! Sorry for letting you waiting for so long. And I’m honored to announce the naissance of the first five base vowels, whic…
Additional activities to enrich your child's speech and language learning!
Past, present, and future.
Basic vocabulary, like knowing prepositions, is necessary for beginning readers. Teach prepositions with this simple game.
Simply put, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is not a single disorder, but a group of developmental disabilities with a shared core of symptoms that can cause considerable social, communication and behavioral challenges.
Autism effects a wide spread demographic. One therapy that is often sought out to help those effected with Autism. ABA refers to Applied Behavior Analysis. It used to be referred to as behavior mod…
A prompt in intervention assists or encourages a learner before or during a learning task to acquire a skill. Prompts are used by a learner's intervention team including but not limited to parents, therapists (e.g., speech, OT, EI, PT, ABA, etc.), child care providers, and family to help the learner acquire target skills (Neitzel & Wolery, 2009). Different types of prompts are used depending on the learner style and level of independence. Visual Prompts: visual prompts includes videos, photogra
Synonyms and Antonyms Anchor Chart! This blog post contains the material to create this anchor chart, plus a FREE interactive notebook entry for synonyms and antonyms!
Prompting Hierarchy- How I got duped! What you need to know about the prompting hierarchy. Snag the infographic and info perfect for working with your staff!
Speaking exercise for class work or pairs. Choose the appropriate response to a question or statement. Then explain why the other responses are incorrect but when they would be correct.There is a b&w version and a key. - ESL worksheets
We know that students learn best when they are truly engaged in what they are learning, when they have the opportunity to explore, debate, discuss, examine, defend, and experiment wit…
This is a great exercise for your students to describe what they are seeing and what is happening in the picture using the present continuous tense.
This is a game to help students revise vocabulary related to sports, daily routines, the home, school, and leisure activities.
Resources, tips, and materials to help you, help children with autism
Using a simple prompt hierarchy, new skills are taught to kids in steps. Gradually prompts are faded, and children learn to do the skills independently.
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Building Blocks of Language
Anchor Charts that are ACTIVE with examples of active anchor charts for reading, ELA, writing, math, and science. Take anchor charts from Read Me to Try Me!
If you want to teach your little ones about the concept of opposites you will want to check out these fun opposites worksheets and activities.
Following written and even oral directions can be a difficult task for many students. Dr. Warren now offers both her advice on fun games and a freebie sampling of printable activities. Click here: Dr. Warren's Blog and Freebie link
Thanks to Terry Kappe for posting this on our FB page!
Analogies are such an important skill for students to master. With these activities your students will have fun as they learn about analogies.
A blog about autism resources and support from a special ed teacher with first-hand experience.
Asking and answering questions is a critical skill in language development, and are two very different concepts to teach!
