Following Directions Language Sticks
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Language Sticks will quickly become a staple in your therapy room for years to come. The words are supplemented with images, adding additional visual support which facilitates increased independence among early readers or English Language Learners. Instructional and Independent levels allow for diffPrice $21.60Original Price $27.00Save $5.40
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This Following Directions Sticks packet contains 280 following directions tasks separated into 3 levels as well as an instructional level that includes 66 basic concepts. The words are supplemented with images, adding additional visual support which facilitates increased independence among early readers or English Language Learners. Instructional and Independent levels allow for differentiation and provide a systematic means for growth throughout the year. Detailed data sheets allow tracking for pre/post data or progress monitoring. Following Directions Sticks will quickly become a staple in your therapy room for years to come.
Note: If you have purchased the Language Sticks Growing Bundle you already own this product.
This Packet contains:
Instructions with Visual Examples
Level 1: Basic Concepts
7 Double Sided Sticks containing 66 basic concepts.
Questions are grouped by Colors, Quantity, Temporal, Actions, Size, Characteristics, and Spatial Concepts
Picture Supports are included with concepts provided both with and without text.
Level 2: Following Directions Tasks Sorted by Concept
14 Double Sided Sticks containing 70 Wh- Questions targeting information contained in one sentence.
Questions are grouped by Concept: Colors(10), Quantity(10), Temporal(10), Actions(10), Size(10), Characteristics(10) and Spatial(10).
Text and Picture Supports are provided for each question.
Level 3: Following Directions Tasks Sorted by Type
7 Double Sided Sticks containing 35 Wh- Questions targeting information contained in 2-3 sentence passages.
Questions are grouped by Type: 1 modifier(10), 2 modifiers(10), Sequential(10), Quantitative(10), Spatial(10), Temporal(10) and Conditional(10).
Text and Picture Supports are provided for each question.
Level 4: Mixed Directions
7 Double Sided Sticks containing visuals for 140 following directions tasks
Each strip provides visuals for 10 tasks with scripts provided in the data notebook.
Poster breaking down the temporal sequence of directions including "before" and "after" by position in the sentence
Detailed Data Sheets to use for Progress Monitoring, Pre/Post Data, or tracking RTI progress in the classroom setting
Are your students often described as hands-on or multisensory learners?
Mine are too. I love that interactive Language Sticks can be incorporated into a mixed group activity or used on their own. Students are able to interact with the Language Sticks, adorning them with clothespins, playdough, beans, small rocks, etc. It helps bring controlled choices into your therapy room as students can choose their sticks/manipulatives/reinforcement yet you provide the foundational materials that target their goals (i.e., answering wh- questions). It is a win-win. Using an invisible ink pen with built in UV light (sold separately), you can facilitate independent use by creating a self-checking option on sticks offering answer choices.
Do you feel like you spend the majority of your time taking data and less time really instructing students on the targeted skill?
I did. We live in a data driven world. I needed to find a balance between obtaining the data needed to support my students’ goals and instructing them how to improve the actual skill. I felt most of my time was spent assessing what they did not know with minimal instruction to teach those skills. Language Sticks allow me to instruct my students in a systematic manner with a direct correlation to application of learned skills.
The small size of the stimulus items makes them also great to use in sensory bins or to accompany crafts. Simply, print them out and cut them apart.
Watch a video about Articulation & Language Sticks here.
If you have any questions, please email me desiree@slptalk.com
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All rights of this product are reserved to the author and remain the intellectual property of Desiree Rusch-Winterbottom, M.A. CCC-SLP. Electronic distribution limited to single classroom use only. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Duplication or sharing with other co-workers, school systems or posting on any website or blog violates copyright law. By downloading this product you agree to the terms of use. Thank you for understanding.
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