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  • Y - The Karate Chop Sound Wise Words Articulation Programs - support clinicians, teachers and parents to establish 'new' (correct) sounds into their child's speech. Each program supplies detailed instructions for every task and game. The instructions have been written in a clear manner for a non-professional to follow. Numerous games are provided. These games have been designed to be fun and interactive and will ensure that the child remains engaged and compliant. Playing the games will help the child to generalise the ‘new’ sound into their everyday speech.
  • Level 3

    Defining Words Level 3 “What is a ...?” “Tell me what a ... is.” “Tell me what ... are.” Mind Maps will help your child to
    • Talk about and describe an object
    • Give 'news'
    • Expand his/her vocabulary
    • Find the right word
    • Increase his/her descriptive language
    • Answer questions
    • Ask questions
    Example of an activity Using the specific prompts radiating out from the centre object you can help your child define a word. You may ask your child to place a counter on each prompt as he describes the object or he may prefer to trace along the line which leads to the prompt. "Tell me about an egg." If your child does not respond, you should point to each picture prompt asking the relevant questions:
    • Where do you find it?
    • How does it feel (when touched)?
    • What can you do with it?
    • What shape is it?
    • What colour is it?
    • What group (semantic class) does it belong in?
    What parts does it have? (Labelling the parts of objects greatly increases a child's vocabulary. For example - egg - yolk, white, shell) When your child becomes competent with the object specific prompts you should introduce the generic mind map which is provided at the end of the program Three Sets of Mind Maps are available: Word Definitions Mind Map - Set 1 Word Definitions Mind Map - Set 2 Word Definitions Mind Map - Set 3 These sets are not arranged in order of difficulty. Each set consists of entirely different objects. Some children may need to work through all three sets before they achieve competency in this task. Working through all three sets will greatly help to expand your child’s vocabulary.
  • Level 3

    Defining Words Level 3 “What is a ...?” “Tell me what a ... is.” “Tell me what ... are.” Mind Maps  - will help your child to
    • Talk about and describe an object
    • Give 'news'
    • Expand his/her vocabulary
    • Find the right word
    • Increase his/her descriptive language
    • Answer questions
    • Ask questions
    Example of an activity: Using the specific prompts radiating out from the centre object you can help your child define a word. You may ask your child to place a counter on each prompt as he describes the object or he may prefer to trace along the line which leads to the prompt. "Tell me about a hamburger." If your child does not respond, you should point to each picture prompt asking the relevant questions:
    • Where do you find it?
    • What can you do with it?
    • What shape is it?
    • What colour is it?
    • What group (semantic class) does it belong in?
    • What parts does it have? (Labelling the parts of objects greatly increases a child's vocabulary. For example - yolk, white, shell)
    • How does it feel (when touched)?
    • When your child becomes competent with the specific prompts, a generic mind map is provided.
    Three Sets of Mind Maps are available: Word Definitions Mind Map - Set 1 Word Definitions Mind Map - Set 2 Word Definitions Mind Map - Set 3 These sets are not arranged in order of difficulty. Each set consists of entirely different objects. Some children may need to work through all three sets before they achieve a competency in this task. Working through all three sets will greatly help to expand your child’s vocabulary.
  • Level 3

    Defining Words Level 3 “What is a ...?” “Tell me what a ... is.” “Tell me what ... are.” Mind Maps will help your child to
    • Talk about and describe an object
    • Give 'news'
    • Expand his/her vocabulary
    • Find the right word
    • Increase his/her descriptive language
    • Answer questions
    • Ask questions
    Example of an activity: Using the specific prompts radiating out from the centre object, you can help your child define a word.  You may ask your child to place a counter on each prompt as he describes the object or he may prefer to trace along the line which leads to the prompt. "Tell me about a sheep." If your child does not respond, you should point to each picture prompt asking the relevant questions:
    • Where do you find it?
    • What does it do?  What can you do with it?
    • What shape is it?
    • What colour is it?
    • What group (semantic class) does it belong in?
    • What noise does it make?
    • What parts does it have?  (Labeling the parts of objects greatly increases a child's vocabulary.  For example - fleece, hooves of a sheep)
    • How does it feel (when touched)?
    • When your child becomes competent with the object specific prompts you should introduce the generic mind map which is provided at the end of the program.
    Three Sets of Mind Maps are available: Word Definitions Mind Map - Set 1 Word Definitions Mind Map - Set 2 Word Definitions Mind Map - Set 3 These sets are not arranged in order of difficulty. Each set consists of entirely different objects. Some children may need to work through all three sets before they achieve a competency in this task. Working through all three sets will greatly help to expand your child’s vocabulary.
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    10% Discount Applied to Total Package (See individual programs for details and examples.) The Total Language Package includes both assessment tools and ALL programs at all 4 levels of understanding. Assessments The Wise Words Screening Tool The Wise Words Screening Advantage Level 1 Matching Objects Level 2 Functions Lotto Fish for Functions Naming Functions Sorting Functions Matching Functions Functions Board Games Semantic Naming Semantic Sorting Semantic Lotto Semantic Matching Semantic Families Semantic Board Games Two Characteristics Barrier games Level 3 Identifying Parts of a Whole and Exclusions (Levels 2 - 4) Identifying Similarities and Differences (Levels 2 - 3) Word Definitions Mind Map 1 Word Definitions Mind Map 2 Word Definitions Mind Map 3 What Will Happen Next? Selecting an Alternative Negatives and Exclusions Explaining Similarities Identifying Objects Used Together Level 4 Explaining the Logic of Compound Words Explaining an Inference Justifying a Decision Based on Characteristics Selecting the Means to a Goal Selecting a Tool Predicting Changes in Position Explaining the Reason for an Action The Wise Words Screening Tool provides range of questions/instructions representing all four levels of Blank’s model.  It offers two questions/instructions at each level for each picture presented.  Space is provided beneath these questions for the clinician/teacher to transcribe the child’s response.  This simple screening tool can be used to plan goals for children and will monitor a child’s progress over time. The Wise Words Screening Advantage offers an assessment tool which can be administered quickly. The provided tables enable a teacher or clinician to analyse responses, devise goals and track a child’s progress over time. The screener consists of 10 colour stimulus pictures with a range of questions/instructions representing all four levels of Blank’s model. All (twenty nine) Wise Words Language programs are included in this package.  These programs have been designed to support a child's language development from the early, concrete language of a younger child to the older child where the perceptual language distance has increased significantly and where language is used to problem solve and reason about materials and experiences. The Blank's levels are fluid and the Wise Words Programs assist a child to work through each level to a higher level of understanding.  Each program can stand alone. There are a number of different programs available at Levels 2 - 4 to ensure firm understanding and assist in generalisation.  The instructions for the programs have been written for a lay person and give detailed information on how to use the program. All programs are printed in black and white to ensure fast, cost effective printing.
  • USING BOOKS TO ENHANCE A CHILD'S UNDERSTANDING AND INCREASE HIS/HER EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE You can use a book to expand a child's • vocabulary (honey, clock, piano, hippo, eating, racing, basket, rug) • understanding of concepts (e.g. empty, hungry, under, in, naughty) • ability to understand questions Wise Words Scripts - offer clinicians, teachers and parents readily available questions designed specifically for each book.  A script provides a variety of questions at each level of understanding for each page of the book.  A teacher or clinician working with a group of children can tailor questions to each child's language ability. This script and other available scripts have been based on Marion Blank's Model of Classroom Language. Marion Blank recognised the importance of keeping questions and statements within a child’s level of understanding. The more concrete the statement or question, the easier it will be for the child to understand. As questions become more abstract, they become harder for children to answer. The Blank Model is divided into 4 levels of questioning, moving from the concrete (easiest) at Level 1 to the abstract (most difficult) at Level 4.
  • Level 3

    Describing an event that might happen Level 3 “What might happen next?” “What will happen next?” “What could happen next?” Describing an event that won't happen Level 3 “What won't happen next?" "What won't the boy do next?" Reasoning, justifying and predicting Level 4 “Would a bowling ball be a bowling ball if it were made of cotton wool?” “How could the boy avoid falling off his skateboard?” “Why shouldn't the boy ride on top of the bus?” Contents - Learning to sequence is an important language component for your child. This program will help your child understand and express ordinal and causal relationships. He/she will require sequencing skills to create narratives as his/her language develops. The ability to sequence an event will help your child to organise information and ideas with greater efficiency. As you help your child to sequence stories, this program will also reinforce a number of concepts (first, last, before, after). Working through the program will serve as an early step in developing your child's ability to produce a story. Example of a task/activity Cover the two smaller pictures on the right and ask your child to describe what is happening in the large picture on the left. If your child is unable to describe the event occurring in the large picture, you should model the complete sentence for him/her.  "The boy is buying a cake." Next, cover the large picture and uncover the two smaller pictures. Point to each small picture as you ask "What's happening?" or "What happened ...?"  Encourage your child to describe what is happening in each picture. Again you should describe the event/s in the picture for your child if he/she is unable to do so. Now uncover all three pictures and ask either "What will happen next?" or "What won't happen next?" To further extend this activity you may wish to ask additional questions such as...  "What happened before ...? What happened after...? What happened first?" As a final task you may wish to cover all the pictures in the sequence and point to the left side of the page asking "Tell me the story. Tell me what happened."   (You may need to prompt your child with "next ..." and "then ...")
  • 'The Yucky Sound'

    Wise Words Articulation Programs support clinicians, teachers and parents to establish 'new' (correct) sounds into their child's speech. Each program supplies detailed instructions for every task and game. The instructions have been written in a clear manner for a non-professional to follow. Numerous games are provided. These games have been designed to be fun and interactive and will ensure that the child remains engaged and compliant. Playing the games will help the child to generalise the ‘new’ sound into their everyday speech.
  • 'The Thinking Sound'

    Wise Words Articulation Programs  - support clinicians, teachers and parents to establish 'new' (correct) sounds into their child's speech. Each program supplies detailed instructions for every task and game. The instructions have been written in a clear manner for a non-professional to follow. Numerous games are provided. These games have been designed to be fun and interactive and will ensure that the child remains engaged and compliant. Playing the games will help the child to generalise the ‘new’ sound into their everyday speech.
  • The 'Up in the Air' sound

    Wise Words Articulation Programs - support clinicians, teachers and parents to establish 'new' (correct) sounds into their child's speech. Each program supplies detailed instructions for every task and game. The instructions have been written in a clear manner for a non-professional to follow. Numerous games are provided. These games have been designed to be fun and interactive and will ensure that the child remains engaged and compliant. Playing the games will help the child to generalise the ‘new’ sound into their everyday speech.
  • Wise Words indigenous materials have been devised to support parents, teachers and clinicians who may find it challenging to teach indigenous content because of concerns that they may not have the knowledge or understanding to ensure that the books, their stories and the complexity of the information is presented in a respectful and appropriate manner. With thanks to Tara Lewis who kindly edited these resources.  Tara Lewis is a Speech Pathologist and member of Speech Pathology Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Committee.  Tara is an Iman woman from the Taroom country of Western Queensland. The Australian Curriculum has established Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures as a priority.  This will ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are able to see themselves, their identities and their cultures reflected in the curriculum of each of the learning areas. Exposure to these and other indigenous books can build awareness of and respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures amongst all Australian children. USING BOOKS TO ENHANCE A CHILD'S UNDERSTANDING AND INCREASE HIS/HER EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE You can use a book to expand a child's • Vocabulary (galaxy, mudskippers, feathers, tide, goanna) • Understanding of concepts (e.g. lucky, fresh, silly, first) • Ability to understand questions Two Mates is the true story of the special friendship between two young boys who have grown up together in the coastal town of Broome in Australia's north-west.  The book describes their lives and how each boy recognises the special talents of each other.  Jack is Aboriginal and Raf is a non-Aboriginal boy who has spina bifida. Wise Words Scripts - offer clinicians, teachers and parents readily available questions designed specifically for each book.  A script provides a variety of questions at each level of understanding for each page of the book.  A teacher or clinician working with a group of children can tailor questions to each child's language ability. This script and other available scripts have been based on Marion Blank's Model of Classroom Language.
  • Level 2

    Attending to two characteristics Level 2 “Find something that is ... and ... .” “Show me one that has ... and ... .” Understanding the function of objects Level 2 “Show me something that you can ... and has ... .” “Find one that is for ... and has ... .” Attending to two characteristics - This activity will help your child to focus on two features of an object, animal or person. It is important to make sure that your child recognises and is able to name each picture on the page before you ask him to select an item according to your description. While many children are able to recognise subtle characteristics of objects, animals or people, others may need further support to be able to attend to two characteristics at one time. Therefore, before giving your instructions, you may wish to spend some time exploring and talking about each item on the page Barrier Games - The aim of a barrier game is for one player (the Speaker) to describe his picture whilst the other player (the Listener), recreates an identical picture. The pictures are compared and adjusted (if required) after completion. A barrier is placed between the players. Two Characteristics Find the one that lands on water and flies. Show me the one that lands on a runway and flies. . Barrier Games Put the one that has seats and can fly next to the waterfall. Put the one that has a beak and can fly below the volcano.
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    Total Scripts Package

    $432.00
      10% Discount Applied to Total Scripts Package (See individual programs for details and examples.) The Total Scripts Package includes 31 scripts: Sneezy the Snowman Rosie's Walk Smelly Socks Belinda The Gruffalo The Gruffalo's Child Stick Man The Smartest Giant in Town Room on the Broom A Squash and a Squeeze Pip & Posy - The Little Puddle Pip & Posy - The Friendly Snail Pip & Posy - The New Friend Pip & Posy - The Christmas Tree Pip & Posy - The Scary Monster Pip & Posy - The Bedtime Frog Pip & Posy - The Big Balloon Pip & Posy - The Snowy Day Pip & Posy - The Super Scooter Where's Spot? Spot Goes to the Park Spot Bakes a Cake Spot Goes to the Circus Spot Goes to School Spot Goes to a Party Spot Goes to the Farm Spot's Birthday Party Spot Visits his Grandparents Spot's Baby Sister Spot Stay's Overnight Spot Goes on Holiday Spot's First Easter USING BOOKS TO HELP YOUR CHILD UNDERSTAND QUESTIONS You can use books to expand your child's • Vocabulary (branch, shivered, paddock, melt, disguise, wind, poisonous, squelchy) • Understanding of concepts (warm, favourite, enormous, kind ) • Ability to understand questions Wise Words Scripts - offer clinicians, teachers and parents readily available questions designed specifically for each book. These scripts have been based on Marion Blank's Model of Classroom Language. Marion Blank recognised the importance of keeping questions and statements within a child’s level of understanding. The more concrete the statement or question, the easier it will be for the child to understand. As questions become more abstract, they become harder for children to answer. The Blank Model is divided into 4 levels of questioning, moving from the concrete (easiest) at Level 1 to the abstract (most difficult) at Level 4.  
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    10% Discount Applied to Total Package (See individual programs for details and examples.) The Total Articulation Package includes 13 Articulation Programs.  This consists of 6 consonant and 4 vowel programs. Consonant - 'L' Consonant - 'th' voiceless Consonant - 'th' voiced Consonant - 'r' Consonant - 's' Consonant - Minimal Pairs - 'k' vs 't' Consonant - Minimal Pairs - 'sh' vs 's' Consonant - Minimal Pairs - 'ch' vs 't' Vowel - 'ir' Vowel - 'air' Vowel - 'eh' Vowel - Minimal Pairs - 'ir' vs 'or' Wise Words Articulation Programs support clinicians, teachers and parents to establish 'new' (correct) sounds into their child's speech. Each program supplies detailed instructions for every task and game. The instructions have been written in a clear manner for a non-professional to follow. Numerous games are provided. These games have been designed to be fun and interactive and will ensure that the child remains engaged and compliant. Playing the games will help the child to generalise the ‘new’ sound into their everyday speech.
  • (‘Spot Bakes a Cake’ by Eric Hill) A Screening tool based on the Blank's Model of Classroom Language This simple test, based on the Blank’s Model of Classroom Language (Blank, Rose & Berlin 1978), offers teachers and clinicians a screening tool which is quick and easy to administer. The pictures in the book ‘Spot Bakes a Cake’ provide the stimulus for the questions. Contents - A range of questions/instructions represent all four levels of Blank’s model. This screener offers two questions/instructions at each level for each picture presented. Space is provided beneath these questions for the clinician/teacher to transcribe the child’s response. It is not necessary to ask every question and many children would be unable to sustain interest if all questions were posed. The questions have been arranged into two sets to ensure that a variety of question types is included in each set. For screening purposes, one set is highlighted on the test form. It is recommended that you ask only one set of questions as each set of questions will ensure that you gain a functional picture of a child’s level of understanding. This simple screening tool can be used to plan goals for children and will monitor a child’s progress over time. On completion of the screener, the clinician or teacher enters the raw score of the number of questions asked at each level and the number of correct responses. The number correct at each level is then calculated as a percentage. The criteria referred to in this screener are provided by Marion Blank et al in the following publications ... • The Language of Learning: The Preschool Years - Blank, Rose & Berlin,1978 • Preschool Language Assessment Instrument (PLAI) - Blank, Rose, Berlin, Laura, 1978 Examples of questions provided in the screener: Level 3 Selecting an object by excluding a specific object Find something that is red but is not an apple. Selecting an alternative Sally is holding a cloth. Tell me something else that she could use to pick up the cake. Describing an event that might happen Sally is reading her shopping list. What will she do next? Defining a word What is an egg? Tell me what an egg is. Identifying Similarities This is a card and this is an envelope. How are these things the same? Generalising about a set of events (Point to the bones scattered on the table.) What happened to these bones? Citing an example by excluding a set of objects Tell me something that you can’t wear.
  • This assessment tool is modeled on the Blank’s Model of Classroom Language Blank, Rose & Berlin 1978 The Wise Words Screening Advantage offers an assessment tool which is quick and easy for clinicians and teachers to administer. Ten colour pictures provide the stimulus for the questions and instructions. The questions/instructions have been designed to represent all four levels of Blank’s model and offer two questions/instructions at each level for each picture presented. This screening tool can be used to plan goals for children and will monitor the child’s progress over time. Contents - The questions/instructions have been designed to represent all four levels of Blank’s model and offer two questions/instructions at each level for each picture presented. The test form provides space beneath the prompts/questions for the clinician/teacher to transcribe the child’s response.  A comprehensive table is available to allow more detailed analysis of the child's responses. The question types have been arranged into two sets, (either highlighted or non-highlighted) in order to provide the option of retesting the child without compromising the outcome. Each set ensures that the results reflect the child’s functional level of understanding.  On completion of the screener, the clinician or teacher enters the raw score of the number of questions asked at each level and the number of correct responses. The number correct at each level is then calculated as a percentage.
  • USING BOOKS TO ENHANCE A CHILD'S UNDERSTANDING AND INCREASE HIS/HER EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE You can use a book to expand your child's • Vocabulary (magnificent, sail, squelchy, sniffing) • Understanding of concepts (cold, round, white, cosy, kind) • Ability to understand questions Wise Words Scripts - offer clinicians, teachers and parents readily available questions designed specifically for each book.  A script provides a variety of questions at each level of understanding for each page of the book.  A teacher or clinician working with a group of children can tailor questions to each child's language ability. This script and other available scripts have been based on Marion Blank's Model of Classroom Language. Marion Blank recognised the importance of keeping questions and statements within a child’s level of understanding. The more concrete the statement or question, the easier it will be for the child to understand. As questions become more abstract, they become harder for children to answer. The Blank Model is divided into 4 levels of questioning, moving from the concrete (easiest) at Level 1 to the abstract (most difficult) at Level 4.
  • Level 3

    The Mind Map Advantage can be used to support a child to understand and answer questions. At the same time, this resource will increase a child’s expressive language. The Mind Map Advantage targets Level 3 of the Blank Model. At this level, a child is required to deal with questions that are more complex and subtle than at earlier levels. For example, the child is not dealing with immediate experiences, as the objects may or may not be present. In order to achieve a correct response, he must use language to restructure and reorder his experiences whilst attending to less prominent information. Although a child may understand the posed question, he may be unable to formulate a definition. This resource uses a fixed framework. It will support children ...
    • when defining words
    • when answering questions
    • when asking questions
    • who have word-finding difficulties
    These activities can be tailored to the needs of every child despite differing ages or abilities – they are perfect for individual OR group activities in the classroom or clinic.
  • Wise Words indigenous materials have been devised to support parents, teachers and clinicians who may find it challenging to teach indigenous content because of concerns that they may not have the knowledge or understanding to ensure that the books, their stories and the complexity of the information is presented in a respectful and appropriate manner. With thanks to Joedie Lawler who kindly edited these resources.  Joedie Lawler is a Biripi woman from Taree who has strong connections to her country and culture.  She has advocated in cultural heritage for the past 25 years.  Joedie is a teacher of weaving and art who shares her skills and knowledge through her work with the Ngarra Consultancy.  The Ngarra Consultancy is an Aboriginal owned and operated business that assists appropriate engagement understanding and experience of Aboriginal culture. The Australian Curriculum has established Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures as a priority.  This will ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students are able to see themselves, their identities and their cultures reflected in the curriculum of each of the learning areas. Exposure to these and other indigenous books can build awareness of and respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures amongst all Australian children. USING BOOKS TO ENHANCE A CHILD’S UNDERSTANDING AND INCREASE HIS/HER EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE You can use a book to expand a child’s • Vocabulary (totem, generation, birthmark, kingfish, birdiya, sacred, cave) • Understanding of concepts (e.g. promise, slimy, grateful, silently, clean) • Ability to understand questions The Mark of the Wagarl - Maadjit Wagarl is the sacred water snake and guardian spirit of all the rivers and fresh waters of Australias Nyoongar Country. This is the story of how a little boy questioned the wisdom of his elders and why he received the Wagarl for his totem. Wise Words Scripts - offer clinicians, teachers and parents readily available questions designed specifically for each book.  A script provides a variety of questions at each level of understanding for each page of the book.  A teacher or clinician working with a group of children can tailor questions to each child's language ability. This script and other available scripts have been based on Marion Blank's Model of Classroom Language.
  • USING BOOKS TO ENHANCE A CHILD'S UNDERSTANDING AND INCREASE HIS/HER EXPRESSIVE LANGUAGE You can use a book to expand your child's • Vocabulary (boulder, trunk, basket, gleamed, log pile) • Understanding of concepts (bored, brave, wild) • Ability to understand questions Wise Words Scripts - offer clinicians, teachers and parents readily available questions designed specifically for each book.  A script provides a variety of questions at each level of understanding for each page of the book.  A teacher or clinician working with a group of children can tailor questions to each child's language ability. This script and other available scripts have been based on Marion Blank's Model of Classroom Language. Marion Blank recognised the importance of keeping questions and statements within a child’s level of understanding. The more concrete the statement or question, the easier it will be for the child to understand. As questions become more abstract, they become harder for children to answer. The Blank Model is divided into 4 levels of questioning, moving from the concrete (easiest) at Level 1 to the abstract (most difficult) at Level 4.
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