HIgher Level Language

 If you have older students on your caseload you know that their goals are more complicated than our preschoolers. As students get older we need to meet their needs differently. We need them to be successful in their classrooms. The students need to be able to read, comprehend what they are reading and be able to get their point across when they are writing. With their writing we also need it to be detailed and relevant. 

In order to do that we need to work on their higher-level language. In doing this, there is a sequence. In my Higher level language pack, I take you step by step on working through the skills.

Higher Level Language

 

Everything you need to support your students that are in grade 5+ in the classroom. The skills they will practice here will help with their writing, describing and comprehension.

To see what is all included, take a look here!
This 108-page bundle includes skills on
**Fast Drawing- when students draw out their writing idea to plan for essays, paragraphs, sentences, and stories.
**Observing and Describing

This observing & describing product is an excellent way for students grade 4 and up to practice essential skills in reading, observing, comprehending and making inferences. Observing, describing and making inferences are crucial skills for all readers. This product teaches this skill in 5 steps: choose words that describe the picture, generate your own describing words, creating descriptive words that are relevant to the picture to make the sentence more descriptive, then describe who, what, where, when and eventually why based on pictures, and then making inferences about pictures.

Step 1- choose from a series of words to best describe the picture.
Step 2- generate their own describing words based on the picture.
Step 3- add adjectives and other describing words to make the sentence (already provided) more exciting and descriptive.
Step 4- describe the pictures using what, where and when, then eventually why. Then they can use their words to create a descriptive sentence that describes the image.
Step 5- making inferences about pictures. Explaining what happened or will happen based on information from the picture.
**Visualizing and Verbalizing

Step by step directions to mastering visualizing and verbalizing.
Includes the 12 structure cue cards, and individual practice on each of the cues using real pictures.

 

 

 

Observing, describing and inferring are all critical goals for our older caseload. 

This Observing & Describing product is an excellent way for students grade 4 and up to practice essential skills in reading, observing, comprehending and making inferences. Observing, describing and making inferences are vital skills for all readers. This product teaches this skill in 5 steps: choose words that describe the picture, generate your own describing words, creating descriptive words that are relevant to the picture to make the sentence more descriptive, then describe who, what, where, when and eventually why based on pictures, and then making inferences about pictures.
Step 1- choose from a series of words to best describe the picture.
Step 2- generate their own describing words based on the picture.
Step 3- add adjectives and other describing words to make the sentence (already provided) more interesting and descriptive.
Step 4- describe the pictures using what, where and when, then eventually why. Then they can use their words to create a descriptive sentence that describes the picture.
Step 5- making inferences about pictures. Explaining what happened or will happen based on information from the picture.

 

Higher Level Language

Need something to work with your older caseload, to help them be more functional in the classroom? Well, look no further! For 6 Bucks you can have everything you need for at least a month! I've made my own pack that takes you through the hierarchy of supporting our kids from completing a thought, using descriptive words, and being able to completely describe a picture using the Visualizing and Verbalizing structure words.

 

 

  

 

Sequencing Freebie

 

I really like this freebie for my older students. It is from Mandy Gregory.

Why, you ask? Well let me tell you!!

1.  It has a  page that you can describe some of the attributes of Hot Chocolate including how it smells and tastes. It is really great for the older kids to practice writing or if you are using it for younger kids you can just discuss it as a group.

2. There are black and white sequencing pictures that the kids can color (fine motor) and then explain the steps in speech or even take them home for extra practice. 

3. There is a large(er) color version that you could use.

4. There is a version that you can have the students write out the steps or for younger students you can just have them "talk it out."

5. Its Free!!! 

Thank you Mandy!!

Writing Prompts and Speech??

 

Hey Everyone

If you're wondering where I've been, I've been enjoying summer with my family.

I love them but it is 10 times harder to be a stay at home mom than to work...I don't know how I do both!! ( I get summers off *kind of!)

Anyway ... I bet you are wondering why a speechie is using writing prompts? I use them for my older students because my caseload at my schools (yes 7 of them!!) is quite severe. They are, generally speaking, low readers and writers. In my Writing Prompts pack,  I have added about 40 pages and it is now over 130 pages. Its a great deal for under $5! I have it set up with monthly packs with cover pages or  you can mix and match or just use individual sheets. There are blank pages so that you can write about your own topic.

It's no prep, and hey, it's also great for teachers.

 I made this writing prompt pack so that I could work on students writing skills. I know that teachers work on this but I like to do it a little differently...

If you are interested in how I tackle it, check out my post here. 

In addition to working on writing prompts I also use my Observing and Describing for my older caseload. I have it on sale for a buck all month!!

 

 

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Enjoy the sun!!

Observing and Describing

I have so many students that are older and I am feeling that their language goals (like plurals) just aren't cutting it.  I decided I wanted to create something that would help them target some FUNCTIONAL CLASSROOM GOALS!

According to Reading Rockets: "Inference. Observations occur when we can see something happening. In contrast, inferences are what we figure out based on an experience. Helping students understand when information is implied, or not directly stated, will improve their skill in drawing conclusions and making inferences."

This observing & describing product is a great way for students grade 4 and up to practice important skills in reading, observing, comprehending and making inferences. Observing, describing and making inferences are important skills for all readers. This product teaches this skill in 5 steps: choose words that describe the picture, generate your own describing words, generating descriptive words that are relevant to the picture to make the sentence more descriptive, then describe who, what, where, when and eventually why based on pictures, and then making inferences about pictures. Step 1- choose from a series of words to best describe the picture.

 

Step 2- generate their own describing words based on the picture. Step 3- add adjectives and other describing words to make the sentence (already provided) more interesting and descriptive.

 

  Step 4- describe the pictures using what, where and when, then eventually why. Then they can use their words to create a descriptive sentence that describes the picture. Step 5- making inferences about pictures. Explaining what happened or will happen based on information from the picture.

What do you use with your students??

 
If you have any questions email mindy@creatingcommunicators.net.


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