A guide to the language processing hierarchy in speech therapy. Read definitions and how to use it for language therapy!
Looking for a cheap, easy to use therapy material? How about paper bags? I love using paper bags for a variety of activities. Here are some simple ways I have incorporated paper bags into my therapy sessions. 1. Puppets My students love to use puppets to "eat" their articulation cards or other target cards. They also love to use them to tell stories. Making puppets from paper bags is a great, inexpensive way to engage your students in a variety of activities! You can easily make a puppet to match any book or story that you are using. Be creative- your kids will love it! I made these monster puppets with my son this week. They were so easy to make! We used a little paint, glue, and card stock with our paper bags. I found the idea for these cute monsters from this pin: Paper Bag Monster Puppets 2. Describe It To Me This activity is also super easy. I throw a bunch of items into a bag. My students reach in and grab something (no peeking!) to describe. The students remove the object and then describe it using a variety of descriptors. This is a great way to incorporate your Expanding Expression Tool (EET) with describing real objects. Sometimes I will even get really small, cheap objects that the students can keep if they give me a description using all of the beads on the EET. 3. What is in the bag? This is a great activity to work on a student's deductive reasoning skills. I put an object into the bag (students do not see- again, no peeking). Students need to ask questions about my object. This is similar to the game Headbanz. 4. Categories Place pictures of categories on the bag and collect items or pictures to place in each category. I used pictures from my Category Sorting activity. I like to put a piece of Velcro on each bag so that I can interchange the categories without having to get a new bag each time. 5. Collect in a bag Put any kind of card into the bag. My students love to decorate a bag and then collect their cards. 6. Paper bag books You can use two paper bags to make a book that will have two pockets. Simply fold two bags in half and then put the two openings touching each other to make two pockets for a book. Staple together, and done! You have a paper bag book that you can use to target a variety of goals. I used this one to put some of my new sequencing cards in for a student to take home. I have also made these Articulation Paper Bag Books. These are so fun to make with students and send home! Here is a link to a freebie that contains blank frames to use on your paper bags, as well as labels for What is in the bag? and Describe It To Me. Have fun using your paper bags!
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Gestalt language processing is a different way of learning and acquiring language. However, this way of developing language is common, natural, and valid! Gestalt Language Processors initially assign an overall “feeling” to a word, phrase, or sentence. These learners often focus on the intonation of language instead of the individual words. These words, phrases, and sentences are called “gestalts.” These gestalts are commonly known as “echolalia” or “scripting.” A child often begins by imitating whole phrases they hear in their environment, including media (T.V. shows, songs, etc.). For example, a gestalt language processor might use “ready, set, go” to express that they want to go outside. Important note: The language we model is not a gestalt - it’s just our language! Stage 1 gestalts are individual to the child. These phrases are not meant to be explicitly “taught”. Rather, they can be utilized to help caregivers and therapists learn how to model language during play. This 12-page handout packet includes examples of stage 1 gestalts for a variety of routines and play activities. Great for therapists or parents looking to model a wider variety of gestalts. Handouts come in both a color and printer-friendly version, and are great for hanging on the fridge as a daily reminder. Stage 1 gestalt topics include: -meal time -bath time -potty -transitions -bedtime -brushing teeth -getting dressed -TV time -farm toys -blocks -cars -play-doh -magnatiles -letter/number play -books -songs -peek-a-boo -tag/chase -tickles -rough play -self-advocacy -peer interaction -sick/hurt -greetings/farewells
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