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Download Includes: "From Silence To Speech" Do you have a child in your caseload that is non-verbal or speech delayed? Do you know what to target in session? Should you model language though play? Match pictures? Ask questions? Start Here! From Silence to Speech walks you through the four major milestones in communication development. It's best practice summed up into four easy to understand steps. Use as a quick assessment, target for session guide, and for activity ideas. The key to com

Do you have a learner who puts non-food items in their mouth? Do you have learners who chew on shirt sleeves, pencils? A sensory break filled with "Mouth Work" may be the ticket! These sensory cards were created for teachers and professionals to provide a FUN focused way to administer sensory work. Each set of cards focuses on waking up , coordinating, and processing the senses. Download includes: -About “sensory cards”. -Object, set-up, materials, and how to play. -When to use the cards. -

Do you have a "class clown"? How about a child who intentionally makes noise? These intervention tip packs are designed for changing disruptive or non-productive classroom behaviors. Download includes: -About “In A Nutshell Mini-Mods”. -Visual “Two Step Intervention Plan”. -About Attention Maintained Behavior. -About a Token Economy -Typical Targeted Behavior Examples. -Positive Reinforcement List and Examples. -15 “choice cards” with (blanks) -Folder Setup. -Eight Different Kinds of Printabl

*This item is part of a BUNDLE. Do you have a child in your caseload that is non-verbal or speech delayed? Do you know what to target in session? Should you model language though play? Match pictures? Ask questions? Start Here! From Silence to Speech walks you through the four major milestones in communication development. It's best practice summed up into four easy to understand steps. Use as a quick assessment, target for session guide, and for activity ideas. The key to communi

Do you have a learner who is in "constant motion"? Fidgeting, tipping on a chair, running hands along the walls? A sensory break filled with "Vestibular and Proprioceptive work" may be the ticket! These LARGE sensory cards were created for teachers and professionals to provide a FUN focused way to administer sensory work. Each set of cards focuses on waking up , coordinating, and processing the senses. This download includes: -About “sensory cards” -Object, general set-up, and how-to play -M

Play Dough with a Purpose! Print and Play. Use this download as an independent activity or a center. Little learners strengthen hands and answer cognitive boosting questions. Targets fine motor, cognitive, and language domains. Play dough is a favorite for any preschooler and a great teaching medium. For a year's worth of high interest play dough mats - check out Start Here's - "Dough-GEO" download. This download includes: -Executive Function. -Procedure, Setup and Materials list. -Work-a

Having good fine motor control takes attention, practice and self control. Little learners are less frustrated when they can "do the work themselves". Get ready for school, start practicing today! Only at Start Here! Download includes: -Executive Function Information. -Object, setup, procedure, materials. -Starting Scissors - an original short story about learning to cut. -Basic Shapes & Colors -Snip-strips -Sorting labels (for containers) -Sort & paste sheet -Lollipops/stars -Snip-strips

*This item is part of a BUNDLE. Over 100 things to talk about! This speech and language pack is one of my favorites! It's FUN comprehensive practice is the best way to get little learners interacting. It has been my experience that the most challenging learners are the toddlers who are not yet talking. I have found success using a this pack of FUN, quickly-paced multi-sensory activities. I frequently use these materials when I start with a late talker. The six interactive sets follow

Designed for that little learner with average to high cognitive/academic/language skills - but low on "tone', "strength", "coordination" or "cognitive flexibility". Challenge your little learner with "Water Bottle Workout". Be sure to play quick - "put blue bottle on red circle", "put green bottle on number 3", "match triangle to bus"... Use as an independent daily activity or a center. This download includes: -Six Domains of Early Childhood. -Object, Materials, Set-up, and How-To-Play. -O

*This item is part of a BUNDLE. Establish carrier phrases in a fun and interactive way! Three games - over 200 possible phrases!!!!! Ice cream is a high interest topic for little learners, so let's get those little one's talking today! This download includes: -Executive function information -Game instructions and examples. -Interactive Ice cream truck. -Seven carrier-phrase prompt and practice cards. -Four “reciprocal reveal” game boards. -14 “ask & match” game boards. -24 ice cream cards.

Eloping and wandering are safety concerns for learners on the spectrum. Use this book to teach safety skills about going outside and being around water. This book series was created to be used as teaching tools. Some learners need to be directly instructed to recognize the body’s signals or feelings of things like; hunger, hygiene, and safety. Discrete Teaching Books will recommend a “Teaching Time”. The “Teaching Time” will be the time of day that the behavior most naturally occurs. Instr

"This girl would like a chocolate-caramel cupcake with peppermint icing". "Hello, welcome to my cupcake shop. Today I have vanilla cupcakes with a crumble topping, birthday cake flavor, and orange cream cupcakes." Elicit and practice expressive language, receptive directions, and inference skills with this fun cupcake shop. Four Activities - Over 300 Things To Talk About! #1 “Make a Cupcake For Me” (cognitive and expressive) Objective, set-up, & procedure Six booklet pages and 48 tiles #

Use these materials to support speech and executive function development. receptive language - match items. executive function - sustain focus to follow pace of video. speech & language - hear it and say it. Print and make materials - then match as you watch the video! match and say 18 common objects. use with the video here: SET A https://youtu.be/HXiDT9A6FkM SET B https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7hHT4lSy-A&feature=youtu.be EARLY CHILDHOOD INFO: Young children need to explore, but they a

Do you have a student who is past the "mouthing" stage of development (2 years) but is putting non-food items in their mouth? Then you need this book! This book series was created to be used as teaching tools. Some learners need to be directly instructed to recognize the body’s signals or feelings of things like; hunger, bath rooming, and hygiene. Discrete Teaching Books will recommend a “Teaching Time”. The “Teaching Time” will be the time of day that the behavior most naturally occurs, ther

*This item is part of a BUNDLE. Over 160 things to talk about! Have a late talker? Need to increase vocabulary? Play Start Here's "Animal Fun" Language Expander. Five spinners, four player cards per spinner, eight targeted topics per player card = over 160 topics to talk about. (not counting storytelling!) The game spans developmental levels from toddler to kindergarten. Learners start off talking about colors, shapes and common animals and progress to storytelling. This game also allo

*This item is part of a BUNDLE. Targeted to every learner 2-4 years. Little learner's love how the Boxer dog gobbles up all kinds of things. Play Boxer's Belly to target sounds/words, increase vocabulary, practice joint attention and fine motor skills. This download includes: -Early childhood domain information. -Game procedure and material list. -Boxer dog, ditty, and assembly instructions. -Game pieces - 22 simple words & animal sounds. -Game Pieces - 34 one- syllable sound variety. -Gam

This download will give little learners a look into basic emotions. Thirty-five prompt cards that are real pictures! You can also turn the cards into little flip-books by emotion. Download includes: -Four angry cards. -Four sad cards. -Four scared cards. -Four happy cards. -Blank face teacher visual. -My Emotions" flip-book template. EARLY CHILDHOOD INFO: Young children need to explore, but they also need to learn about boundaries and how to follow directions. A balance of free play and s

*This item is part of a BUNDLE. What would a dragon eat? Do you think that jellyfish is happy with his meal? Let's give him a treat. What do you think he would like? These EIGHT interactive activities are a fun way to practice speech and language and engage in the silly type of fun that preschoolers LOVE! The animals and foods range from common ("dog", "pancakes") to unique ('wild boar', 'spring onions") This download includes: -Executive function information. -Object, material list, an

Establish carrier phrases in a fun and interactive way! Flip up the bag, dig into the bowl and lets start talking about candy! Four bags, four bowls and 56 candy cards. This download includes: -assembly instructions. -four Halloween bag designs. -four carrier phrase & candy work pages. -four Halloween candy bowl designs. -four carrier phrase & candy work pages. -56 candy cards -references. EARLY CHILDHOOD INFO: Young children need to explore, but they also need to learn about boundaries and

Use these materials to support speech, play, and executive function development. speech - (hear it, say it, touch it) objects make connections. play - practice appropriate "steps". executive function - sustain focus to imitate video activities. Eight words, three sounds, one direction (hold), and three phrases. model and replay for practice! words: bear, bed, bottle, band-aid, awake, toy duck, toy rings sounds - ut-oh! boo-boo, shhhh, quack-quack direction word - hold three phrases - let's p