Increase communication skills with these interactive books and activities, designed to teach 40 core words for augmentative alternative communication (AAC) users. Perfect for speech therapy and special education, these resources empower individuals with autism and nonverbal communication needs by promoting language development and AAC use through engaging communication activities and games. Feel more confident with core vocabulary implementation for AAC! This resource will provide you with up to a full school year's worth of core word implementation materials and activities for teaching core words to beginning AAC users. This resource provides a variety of interactive books, teaching activities, games, and strategies to teach the early 40 core words. Interactive activities, interactive books, core word wall, word of the week materials, and more will help you teach core words to your AAC users, even if you don't have much experience with AAC. Find suggestions for using core words in everyday routines and activities, as well as activities to simulate other real-life activities that you may not have access to within your intervention setting or classroom. There are 4 target core words per week, planned out over 10 weeks. You may need a different pace for your students/child, and that is certainly fine. Move at a pace that works for the students you are working with; making sure to always presume competence, provide maximum opportunities for genuine communicating, and use the least intrusive cues and prompts possible. Consistent partner use of Aided Language Stimulation is crucial. Contents: -Explanation of core words, time-delay teaching, data sheets, explanation of the resource -list of the 4 words/week, complete 40-word communication board -lists of the words/week and 3X5 sized symbols for classroom/therapy room wall-sized communication board, & additional lists of phrase examples interactive books for all 10 weeks (or months) Hide & Seek symbols and an environment hunt activity Fun activities for practice CVI-adapted symbols and board Words of the week handouts, door hangers, letter to home, Aided Language Stimulation brochure, & suggested activities for the environment 5 days worth of activities for implementing/teaching each set of words suggested game, toy, or activity for practicing the words in a context a game or activity that provides decontextualized reinforcement/practice of the words; such as a board or card game. ___________________________ 1. symbol cards (approximately 4.5 X 3) for use in the classroom, 2. a complete 40-location communication board. 3. interactive book each week Suggestions for expanding this activity are provided.. 4. environment hunt activity for examples of the symbols. 5. suggested games or activities for practicing the words in a context. 6. game or activity each week that provides decontextualized reinforcement/practice 7. 40-location communication board and the larger symbol cards are also provided in high contrast bright red/yellow for students who do/might have cortical vision issues. There are also: 8. handouts about core words and Aided Language Stimulation to send home and to give to other staff, 9. letters to home 10. door hangers for visual cues in the environment 11. additional symbol cards to use in the environment 12. additional suggestions for contexts to use the words 13. suggestions for using core words in every day routines and activities, 14. activities to simulate other real-life activities that you may not have access to within your intervention setting or classroom 15. Explanation of time-delay teaching and data sheets This resource will provide you with up to a full year's worth of core vocabulary implementation materials and activities. (depending upon the learning pace of your students) ⭐ Research shows use of core vocabulary words provides AAC users with the vocabulary they need to meet most of their communication needs. ⭐ The DLM research has identified a basic core of 40 words that are a beginning word set to meet the needs of emerging communicators. ⭐ Suggestions included for using core words in every day routines and activities, ⭐ Suggestions for activities to simulate other real-life activities that you may not have access to within your intervention setting or classroom. Core words used are: ☀look, this, is, mine ☀I, want, like, it ☀you, have, more, different ☀not, where, help, go ☀he, can, do, that ☀finished, put, need, stop ☀get, here, don’t, open ☀turn, are, some, she ☀what, in, all, on ☀who, over, up, when Let your students set the pace; 10 weeks or 10 months. You'll find success whatever the pace. ✯ Move at a pace that works for the students ✯ Always presume competence, provide maximum opportunities for genuine communicating ✯ Use the least intrusive cues and prompts possible. ✯ Consistent partner use of Aided Language Stimulation is crucial. Assemble once, use forever! Send books home for carry-over, along with weekly letters. Effective because practice opportunities move from input to contextualized and then decontextualized activities. Based on Evidence Based Core Vocabulary research. ⭐ Buyers have said: This product takes a bit of time to prep, but it's SO comprehensive and provides structure to teaching core words, which is something I was struggling with! Now I can plan my sessions around each week and know my students are getting solid exposure and practice using this product. Great core word lessons with a vocabulary that builds in new words while reviewing previously learned words. I'm really happy that I made this purchase These activities are great and have helped me with teaching core vocabulary to my most impacted kiddos! It saves me SO MUCH TIME!!! Love this!! I love that everything is broken down step by step. The visuals are perfect and keep my students engaged. This is a digital download product. SLPs can print out this PDF to use in the therapy room. Parents print out this PDF to use at home Remember, this is a digital download. You will find a Download button that Etsy provides to download the files to your computer. Given the size of this resource, it has been divided into 5 files to accommodate Etsy's file limit. Download all 5 files onto your computer. Have fun communicating!
Science Vocabulary Words, Definition and Examples Science Vocabulary Words So far, many scientific articles and many scientific words have been written in the articles. It is very important to know these terms correctly in order to understand the articles. This lesson was created for the science vocabulary words part. Science vocabulary words are: Allele: One of two or more alternative forms of a gene. Anagenesis: Derivation by change without speciation. Background Disappearance: Permanent disappearance of a certain number of species in all geological periods. Archetypal: Belonging to the primitive form in the organization of all living things in a
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Level: This is most suited to A2+ to B1 level. Time: 1 hours, 15 minutes + This So, too, neither, and either lesson begins with an introduction and practice of me too and me neither. Next, there are language notes focussing on so do I, neither do I, and the use of these phrases in various tenses. followed by a practice exercise. Then the students look at further alternatives with (nor, I do too, and I don't either.) Finally there is some conversation practice. We have a teacher’s copy (including teacher’s notes) and a student version which you can email to your class for online lessons. For best results when printing our PDFs, open and print them through Adobe Acrobat. https://get.adobe.com/reader/
Learn to replace "very" with more expressive words in English, making your language richer and more precise. Ideal for ESL learners.
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In this article, we will explore different ways to say "excuse me" in English. The phrase "excuse me" is often used to politely request attention, apologize for an interruption, or ask for permission in a
This blockbusters vocabulary game is a fantastic way to revise vocabulary from a previous class or topic you have covered.
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IELTS Vocabulary Words List A to Z! Here we are going to provide you some very important IELTS Vocabulary words
Over the last few months I've discovered interactive notebooks and folding resources - and I've fallen hard for them! I love the ways you can combine folding, colouring, words and ideas to create an interactive resource which helps students to explore and engage with the topic they are learning.&
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Do your ESL students need vocabulary? Do you want your lessons to be fun but high in educational value? Lingo Bingo is your answer! This downloadable activity pack is a complete ESL lesson based around a set of themed illustrated word cards for playing bingo and other vocabulary games. The activities are designed to be fun but also to integrate skills and get students using the target vocabulary straightaway. Lesson theme: clothes Language level: lower-intermediate – upper-intermediate Target grammar: present continuous and order of adjectives Target language function: offering alternatives and requesting alternatives Ready-to-print activities include: • clothes vocabulary bingo • holding a fashion show • clothes shopping role-plays • searching for a soulmate • designing clothes for a film star You’ll be downloading a 15-page PDF which includes: 1. 2 pages of teacher-friendly activity instructions 2. 1 set of illustrated clothes words vocabulary cards 3. 1 crossword based on the clothes words vocabulary 4. 1 page of student-ready grammar explanations of the present continuous and order of adjectives with practice activity 5. 1 language function phrase list on offering alternatives and requesting alternatives with practice activity 6. 1 structured practice activity for integrating the lesson’s target language 7. 1 open practice activity for integrating the lesson’s target language All ideas, games and activities have been tried and tested by a highly-qualified ESL teacher with a variety of age groups and in a variety of teaching situations and have proven to be successful.
Here is a collection of the most important English formal and informal words.
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Plenty of English expressions about friendship with explanations and examples. Two peas in a pod meaning. From intermediate to advanced in no time.
Science Vocabulary Words, Definition and Examples Science Vocabulary Words So far, many scientific articles and many scientific words have been written in the articles. It is very important to know these terms correctly in order to understand the articles. This lesson was created for the science vocabulary words part. Science vocabulary words are: Allele: One of two or more alternative forms of a gene. Anagenesis: Derivation by change without speciation. Background Disappearance: Permanent disappearance of a certain number of species in all geological periods. Archetypal: Belonging to the primitive form in the organization of all living things in a
