What others say
Description
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 differentiation and provide a systematic means for growth throughout the year. Detailed data sheets allow tracking for pre/post data or progress monitoring.
Language sticks are a great go to resource for your therapy room/classroom that offers interactive learning with a break from traditional task cards. They include multiple opportunities for practice while differentiating for individual needs. Use them on their own or pair them with Articulation Speech Sticks in your mixed groups. My students love to adorn their language sticks with clothespins, beans, balls of play dough, etc. as they travel down their sticks or select their next target.
Save 20% by purchasing the bundle.
This Packet currently contains:
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., irregular past tense). It is a win-win.
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.
Watch a video about Articulation & Language Sticks here.
Category Sticks Include:
Instructions with Visual Examples
28 Categories with 10 items in each Category
28 Level 1: Instructional Category Sticks
Categories Include: Animals, Clothing, Food, Furniture, Sports, Weather, Occupations, Body Parts, School Supplies, Vehicles, Beverages, Fruits, Vegetables, Feelings, Insects, Tools, Shapes, Instruments, Relatives, Countries, Farm Animals, Jungle Animals, Holidays, Kitchen Items, Things that are Cold, Things that are Hot, Ocean Life
28 Level 2 Category Sticks: Exclusion, Identifying Item within a Category
Data Sheets to use for Progress Monitoring, Pre/Post Data, or tracking RTI progress in the classroom setting
Describing Sticks Include
28 Double Sided Sticks in Four Levels
Level 1: Instructional Describing Sticks that allow for teaching descriptive concepts to build a solid foundation of learning in a hands-on manner
Level 2: Describing Pictured Objects/Events using Visually Supported Describing Components
Level 3: Compare and Contrast Pictured Objects/Events using Visually Supported Describing Components
Level 4: Compare and Contrast Objects/Events (not pictured) using Describing Components
Graphic Organizer with a Visual Support of the Describing Components
Write it Out: Written Language Graphic Organizer for Describing a Topic
Detailed Data Sheets to use for Progress Monitoring, Pre/Post Data, or tracking RTI progress in the classroom setting
Grammar Sticks Include:
Instructions with Visual Examples
14 Double Sided Sticks in Instructional and Independent Levels
Regular Plurals
Irregular Plurals
Mixed Plurals
Regular Past Tense Verbs
Irregular Past Tense Verbs (2)
Mixed Past Tense Verbs
Subjective Pronouns
Objective Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns
Prepositions (4)
Instructional Level: Instructional Grammar Sticks that allow for teaching grammar rules to build a solid foundation of learning in a hands-on manner
Independent Level: Grammar Practice using Visually Supported Targets that are Self-Checking by using the Instructional Stick Images on the Reverse Side
Write it Out: Written Language Practice for Grammar Targets
Detailed Data Sheets to use for Progress Monitoring, Pre/Post Data, or tracking RTI progress in the classroom setting
WH- Question Sticks Include:
Instructions with Visual Examples
6 Sided Sticks with Visual Examples to Teach Question Types
Level 1: General Knowledge
14 Double Sided Sticks containing 70 Wh- Questions targeting General Knowledge.
Questions are grouped by Who (10), What(10), When(10), Where(10), Why(10), and Mixed Targets(20).
Picture Supports are included on for both Questions and Answers
Level 2: Listening for Details - 1 Sentence
14 Double Sided Sticks containing 70 Wh- Questions targeting information contained in one sentence.
Questions are grouped by Who (10), What(10), When(10), Where(10), Why(10), and Mixed Targets(20).
Picture Supports are included for both Questions and Answers
Level 3: Listening for Details - 2-3 Sentences with Visual Choices
7 Double Sided Sticks containing 35 Wh- Questions targeting information contained in 2-3 sentence passages.
Questions are grouped by passage.
Picture Supports are provided as students choose from 3 answer choices for each question.
Level 4: Listening for Details - 2-3 Sentences
7 Double Sided Sticks containing 35 Wh- Questions targeting information contained in 2-3 sentence passages.
Questions are grouped by passage.
Picture Supports are provided for the Title of the Story Passage
Students answer open ended wh- questions about information provided in the passage.
Write it Out: Written Language Practice as students answer questions using complete sentences.
Detailed Data Sheets to use for Progress Monitoring, Pre/Post Data, or tracking RTI progress in the classroom setting
Data sheets include answers.
If you have any questions, please email me desiree.slptalk@gmail.com
If you like this product, you may also like:
Articulation Speech Sticks Bundle
Literacy Sensory Bin Task Cards for Any Book
Bottle Flipping for Language Arts
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.
CUSTOMER TIPS:
Click on the star above to follow my store!
CLICK HERE to visit my blog for speech therapy ideas, decor and resources.
How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases:
Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button.
Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for you so I can create products that work for a variety of caseloads.
Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches:
***Look for the star near the top of any page within my store and click it to become a follower. Voila! You will now receive customized email updates about my SLPTalk store. When new products are listed, they are 50% off for the first 48 hours.
Visit me over at SLPTalk with Desiree to subscribe to my newsletter with ideas and subscriber exclusives.
Highlights
What others say
Description
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 differentiation and provide a systematic means for growth throughout the year. Detailed data sheets allow tracking for pre/post data or progress monitoring.
Language sticks are a great go to resource for your therapy room/classroom that offers interactive learning with a break from traditional task cards. They include multiple opportunities for practice while differentiating for individual needs. Use them on their own or pair them with Articulation Speech Sticks in your mixed groups. My students love to adorn their language sticks with clothespins, beans, balls of play dough, etc. as they travel down their sticks or select their next target.
Save 20% by purchasing the bundle.
This Packet currently contains:
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., irregular past tense). It is a win-win.
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.
Watch a video about Articulation & Language Sticks here.
Category Sticks Include:
Instructions with Visual Examples
28 Categories with 10 items in each Category
28 Level 1: Instructional Category Sticks
Categories Include: Animals, Clothing, Food, Furniture, Sports, Weather, Occupations, Body Parts, School Supplies, Vehicles, Beverages, Fruits, Vegetables, Feelings, Insects, Tools, Shapes, Instruments, Relatives, Countries, Farm Animals, Jungle Animals, Holidays, Kitchen Items, Things that are Cold, Things that are Hot, Ocean Life
28 Level 2 Category Sticks: Exclusion, Identifying Item within a Category
Data Sheets to use for Progress Monitoring, Pre/Post Data, or tracking RTI progress in the classroom setting
Describing Sticks Include
28 Double Sided Sticks in Four Levels
Level 1: Instructional Describing Sticks that allow for teaching descriptive concepts to build a solid foundation of learning in a hands-on manner
Level 2: Describing Pictured Objects/Events using Visually Supported Describing Components
Level 3: Compare and Contrast Pictured Objects/Events using Visually Supported Describing Components
Level 4: Compare and Contrast Objects/Events (not pictured) using Describing Components
Graphic Organizer with a Visual Support of the Describing Components
Write it Out: Written Language Graphic Organizer for Describing a Topic
Detailed Data Sheets to use for Progress Monitoring, Pre/Post Data, or tracking RTI progress in the classroom setting
Grammar Sticks Include:
Instructions with Visual Examples
14 Double Sided Sticks in Instructional and Independent Levels
Regular Plurals
Irregular Plurals
Mixed Plurals
Regular Past Tense Verbs
Irregular Past Tense Verbs (2)
Mixed Past Tense Verbs
Subjective Pronouns
Objective Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns
Prepositions (4)
Instructional Level: Instructional Grammar Sticks that allow for teaching grammar rules to build a solid foundation of learning in a hands-on manner
Independent Level: Grammar Practice using Visually Supported Targets that are Self-Checking by using the Instructional Stick Images on the Reverse Side
Write it Out: Written Language Practice for Grammar Targets
Detailed Data Sheets to use for Progress Monitoring, Pre/Post Data, or tracking RTI progress in the classroom setting
WH- Question Sticks Include:
Instructions with Visual Examples
6 Sided Sticks with Visual Examples to Teach Question Types
Level 1: General Knowledge
14 Double Sided Sticks containing 70 Wh- Questions targeting General Knowledge.
Questions are grouped by Who (10), What(10), When(10), Where(10), Why(10), and Mixed Targets(20).
Picture Supports are included on for both Questions and Answers
Level 2: Listening for Details - 1 Sentence
14 Double Sided Sticks containing 70 Wh- Questions targeting information contained in one sentence.
Questions are grouped by Who (10), What(10), When(10), Where(10), Why(10), and Mixed Targets(20).
Picture Supports are included for both Questions and Answers
Level 3: Listening for Details - 2-3 Sentences with Visual Choices
7 Double Sided Sticks containing 35 Wh- Questions targeting information contained in 2-3 sentence passages.
Questions are grouped by passage.
Picture Supports are provided as students choose from 3 answer choices for each question.
Level 4: Listening for Details - 2-3 Sentences
7 Double Sided Sticks containing 35 Wh- Questions targeting information contained in 2-3 sentence passages.
Questions are grouped by passage.
Picture Supports are provided for the Title of the Story Passage
Students answer open ended wh- questions about information provided in the passage.
Write it Out: Written Language Practice as students answer questions using complete sentences.
Detailed Data Sheets to use for Progress Monitoring, Pre/Post Data, or tracking RTI progress in the classroom setting
Data sheets include answers.
If you have any questions, please email me desiree.slptalk@gmail.com
If you like this product, you may also like:
Articulation Speech Sticks Bundle
Literacy Sensory Bin Task Cards for Any Book
Bottle Flipping for Language Arts
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.
CUSTOMER TIPS:
Click on the star above to follow my store!
CLICK HERE to visit my blog for speech therapy ideas, decor and resources.
How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases:
Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button.
Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for you so I can create products that work for a variety of caseloads.
Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches:
***Look for the star near the top of any page within my store and click it to become a follower. Voila! You will now receive customized email updates about my SLPTalk store. When new products are listed, they are 50% off for the first 48 hours.
Visit me over at SLPTalk with Desiree to subscribe to my newsletter with ideas and subscriber exclusives.
