SPEAKING AND LISTENING
SPEAKING AND LISTENING
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Six Speaking and Listening Board Games |
Six Social Skills Board Games | Conversation Dice | Sequencing | Talking Picture Book | BLURT! Word-Finding game | What Can You See? Language game | Easy-Speak Pro MP3 recorder | |
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Involving drama, role play and fun, these 6 games will encourage children to listen carefully and speak clearly whilst developing their ideas, thinking skills and vocabulary - invaluable pre-requisites for future success in reading and writing. Suitable for children aged 4-7 years (and meeting the requirements of phase 1 of the new phonics guidance), these games are also effective for older children with special educational needs. Each game measures 297 x 420mm and can be played by up to 6 players. Comes complete with die and counters. | |||||||
Six Social Skills Board Games |
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6 board games that model good social skills and behaviour, including morals, manners, empathy, friendship, showing emotions and managing emotions. Each game supports the development of social and emotional skills and the consolidation of those already learnt. This set provides a comprehensive approach to promoting the social skills underpinning effective learning, positive behaviour, regular attendance, and the emotional health and well-being of all who learn and work in schools. Contains 6 games made from durable cardboard (297 x 420mm), 20 counters and a die. | |||||||
Talking Picture Book |
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Insert a picture, talk about it,
record what you say, play it back, and write it down! The talking picture book takes 24 6" x 4" inserts - they may be photographs, cut out pictures, or a child’s own drawings. Each insert page can take a ten second recording - which can be played back at the press of a button. For children - especially those with dyslexia - with processing and short-term memory difficulties that make it difficult for them to put their thoughts into writing, the Talking Picture Book provides perfect transitional support, enabling them to create sequences (stories, factual recounting, presentations etc.) visually, talk about them, then play back their recordings to put their thoughts into writing. Ideal for individual or small group projects, this excellent multisensory resource will enable many children to significantly improve their literacy and oral skills. |
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Blurt! |
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Think fast! What word means "a partially dried grape"? Be the first player to say "raisin," and move forward on the board! Players take turns reading clues aloud, competing to blurt the correct answer first, but be careful! As the game gets faster it's easy to get tongue-tied! Perfect for building vocabulary. Includes 300 game cards at two different levels, game board, six markers, die and Activity Guide. For 3 or more players. | ||||||
Conversation Cubes |
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Spark discussions that will get all of your students talking. Colourful 4cm soft foam cubes feature 36 engaging questions about student experiences and perspectives, including Who is the bravest person you know? And What foods do you like? Use in character development activities, brainstorming before writing, and to build oral language, social and listening skills. Activity Guide included. Recommended for SEN and EAL pupils. | |||||||
What Can You See? |
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This game consists of 30 large, beautifully photographed glossy images of a variety of easily-recognised animals, objects and activities, with two different viewing books. Players place an image in the back of the book, initially hiding the chosen card, then gradually revealing it as they turn the pages. Developing vocabulary and communication, the game is to gradually uncover the photocards until the students can predict what they show. | ||||||
Easy- Speak Pro MP3 Recorder |
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This MP3 recorder in a stylish microphone design enables children to record of play back remotely, or download files directly to the PC from the 12m mb built-in memory through the attached USB connector. Whether they are playing roving reporter or singling star, or reading a phonics text for self-voice dictation, all children love the sound of their own voice, and this motivating resource will develop language skills in many areas. The recorder features · single touch record, simple playback (WAV or MP3) · integrated USB and rechargeable lithium battery (4 hrs charge) · LCD screen with a fully integrated menu system, showing the track number playing, battery life, memory status and recording format · Dual headphone sockets · Belt clip to attach to clothing |
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Sequencing Materials |
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| STORYBOARDS 1: (Contents not
illustrated) Factual recounting: Supports structuring narrative around “Real life” locations and events. Storyboards 1 |
STORYBOARDS 2: (Contents illustrated
above) Imaginative storytelling: Introduces fantasy locations and suggests activities and outcomes to encourage children to understand how to develop imaginative writing. Storyboards 2 (M27/STRB2) £41.99 |
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| Using game boards and colourful picture cards, StoryBoards helps children to visualise and practise telling a story through identifying and sequencing the essential elements, and providing a basic vocabulary. Each story element is
colour-coded for ease of identification. The activity is presented at two levels - a simple picture framework excluding the concept of time, and a higher-level activity that includes time. By picking story cards from the different sets, stories can be silly or sensible and children can either stick with their choices or negotiate for a change, which encourages discussion and reasoning. For example, if a child is going to the zoo, would they travel there in a submarine? Hugely flexible, other activities include: Throwing a story; Lotto; Vocabulary ladders; and Asking questions.
'StoryBoards' will develop basic vocabulary and encourage active listening, turn-taking, topic maintenance and inferential reasoning. It will help children to contribute at 'News time' and to describe what happens on their school trips or holidays. Ideal for use with individuals or groups by teachers, therapists and teaching assistants. Relates directly to the English National Curriculum Key Stage 1 and 2. Contents: 8 StoryBoards, 2 story cards boards, 90 story cards, 6 lotto boards, 1 double-sided photocopiable story planner, 1 colour-coded die 56pp manual, boxed. Story elements include location, time, transport, object, feeling and weather. |
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Narrative
Storycards Four stories to focus on developing narrative, with a photocopiable tool on the reverse of each card to help students create their own stories from the characters and situations. Contents: 48 double-sided A5 cards with a 60-page A5 booklet and four felt finger puppets. |
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Storycards (Illustrated) This card set encourages students to say what happens 'first', 'next' and 'last' in a story. The twelve sequences vary in length from three to five cards, with four stories for each level, to help students develop their sequencing skills in stages. contents: 48 double-sided A5 cards with a 60-page A5 booklet and four felt finger puppets. |
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This game consists of 30 beautifully photographed A4 sized glossy images of a variety of easily-recognised animals, objects and activities, with two different viewing books. Players place an image in the back of the book, initially hiding the chosen card, then gradually revealing it as they turn the pages. Developing vocabulary and communication, the game is to gradually uncover the photocards until the students can predict what they show. |
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