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The Cycles Approach has completely changed the way I work with the children with disordered speech. I've worked with some children who need 1-2 cycles and some who need 5-6 cycles - all of whom have made rapid and impressive progress. This set contains 318 pages altogether, providing all of the picture cards and listening lists you will need, session plans, parent explanations, data collection sheets for therapy, school, and home, and information about the approach. I've even included filing cards, and black and white pictures to send home for home practice and for your children to colour in. You'll need to spend some time working through the pack and becoming familiar with the programme, but I have no doubts when I say this is a therapy changing approach. Written in British English. -
Helping children to understand abstract language using Blank Levels of Questioning is a 52 page document containing 8 picture scenarios and question ideas formed around the Blank Model. To ensure you can use this pack flexibly I’ve given you options to use informally with just a list of questions, or more formally with a recording sheet so that you can record your observations and data. I've also included colour coded question cards so that you can play a game in a group. Written in British English Suitable for Pre-school, Reception, Key Stage 1 EAL, SEN. -
Turn-taking isn’t a natural skill for any child, but it’s a life skill we need for social success. Many children find it difficult to wait their turn, so I created the turn taking wheel which gives visual support to show that the child's turn will come. Just attach the arrow using a split pin and add a photo or drawing of the children in a game, and your children will always know who's turn it is and when their turn will come. I've made wheels for two, three, and four players, in both patterned and plain backgrounds. -
A huge bundle of all the sound loaded scenes! 42 scenes in total, both in colour, and black and white versions. Targeting speech sounds in single words, phrases and sentences. Sentence construction, expressive and expressive language. These scenes are also great for barrier games and prepositions. -
This set provides a transition between supported, and independent story writing. It’s aimed at a child who is able to read and no longer needs picture prompts to elicit ‘who?, doing?, what? and where?’ etc. ‘Word Ideas’ have been provided for each story, along with blank ‘word idea’ sheets for your child to develop their imaginations, and creative story writing skills. 71 pages of resources in total. It's written in British English but I've included blank word cards so that it can be used in American English too. (A knowledge of Colourful Semantics would be beneficial when using this set) Suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1, SEN and EAL. -
This is a bumper pack of ideas to target phonological awareness and syllable reduction. The set includes ideas to use in one to one, and group sessions, helping to make work on multisyllabic words, fun and entertaining. It contains a fishing game, stepping stones and puddles, pacing boards and cutting and colouring activity. Enough to keep you going for at least eight sessions. Suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1, EAL and SEN. Written in British English but suitable for American English too. -
Playing with Pronouns includes:- pictures of two male and two female characters, and three pairs of friends.
- 24 pictures of toys or games
- 42 prompt cards to support expression
- a page with an empty bookcase to use for a barrier game
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Helping children to understand abstract language using Blank Levels of Questioning is a 51 page document containing 8 picture scenarios and question ideas formed around the Blank Model. To ensure you can use this pack flexibly I’ve given you options to use informally with just a list of questions, or more formally with a recording sheet so that you can record your observations and data. I’ve also included colour coded question cards so that you can play a game in a group. Written in British English Suitable for Pre-school, Reception, Key Stage 1 EAL, SEN. -
This set includes five story cards sequencing the stages of carving a pumpkin. Targets the skills of sequencing events, retelling a story, inferencing skills, working memory, and building expressive language Suitable for British and American English Suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1, SEN and EAL -
The Final Consonant Deletion - Minimal Pairs Pack includes: Instruction sheet with ideas for minimal pair therapy activities 201 word pair cards both with picture and word and just pictures - so 804 cards in total! 11 /f/ final pairs 6 /z/ final pairs 11 /s/ final pairs 18 /l/ final pairs 18 /p/ final pairs 16 /k/ final pairs 10 /tʃ/ final pairs 16 /m/ final pairs 6 /v/ final pairs 24 /n/ final pairs 36 /t/ final pairs 18 /d/ final pairs 6 /dʒ/ final pairs 5 /b/ final pairs Written in British English Suitable for Early Years, Reception, Key Stage 1, SEN, EAL -
A 90 page pack of worksheets and activities The Final Consonant Deletion pack includes:- 1 sorting board
- 9 picture cards for final sounds: /b, d, f, g, k, dʒ, l, m, n, p, s, t, v, z, sh, ch, th/
- 5 ‘What is the last sound you hear?’ black and white worksheets.
- 30 pictures with divided words. .
- 9 ‘Odd one out’ black and white worksheets
- 13 ‘Odd one out’ colour pages - which word has a different final sound?
- 13 black and white picture worksheets for the student to identify and colour in objects that have the target ending.
- 14 colour and 14 black and white minimal pair worksheets.
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Helping children to understand abstract language using Blank Levels of Questioning is a 15 page document containing 4 sequencing scenarios and question ideas formed around the Blank Model.- Stuck on the roof (5 pictures)
- Holiday Chaos (6 pictures)
- Runaway Donkey (5 pictures)
- Serendipity (4 pictures)
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We make assumptions and inferences from the simplest of pictures without giving it much thought, but so many of the children we work with find this really tricky. So this set goes right back to basics, and instead of questioning and testing, it 'teaches' children what to look for. 49 pages of activities Written in British English Suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1, SEN and EAL -
This set targets one of the first stages of learning to answer 'why' questions, focusing on what is currently happening. The pack contains 30 easy 'why...because' questions. I've made a simple 'why' question card with a written question e.g. 'Why is the dog barking?' with a blank background, and the corresponding answer cards provides an obvious answer with full background picture. Suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1, SEN and EAL Written in British English but suitable for US populations too -
The Word initial /f/ Sound Loaded Scene contains 23 words beginning with ‘f’. It supports the generalisation of words containing the ‘f’ sound. This resource also includes a black and white version for colouring in activities. Targets: single word, short phrase, sentence and conversation levels. May also be used for work on prepositions, barrier games, memory activities and receptive and expressive language skills. Suitable for Pre-school, Reception, Key Stage 1, EAL and SEN -
This set contains 38 Word Initial /k/ and /t/ pairs, and 36 Word Final /k/ and /t/ pairs. Picture cards, and picture and word cards have been provided to make the set more flexible for your needs! Suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1, SEN, and EAL -
I've made this set with lots of different options to cover all eventualities. set 1 - infinitive picture and word cards, set 2 - infinitive word cards, set 3 - picture cards, set 4 - simple past picture and word cards, set 5 - simple past word cards, set 6 - past participle word cards (Please note that the images used are the same for both the infinitive and simple past) 88 verbs are represented in this set. 100 pages long in total.Use to target: receptive and expressive language. Can be used to support understanding of past and present verb endings and can accompany Colourful Semantics sentence construction activities among many other activities. Suitable for Early years, Reception, Key Stage 1, EAL and SEN -
The Word Initial /s/ Sound Loaded Scene contains 24 words beginning with ‘s’. It supports the generalisation of words containing the ‘s’ sound. This resource also includes a black and white version for colouring in activities. Targets: single word, short phrase, sentence and conversation levels. May also be used for work on prepositions, barrier games, memory activities and receptive and expressive language skills. Suitable for Pre-school, Reception, Key Stage 1, EAL and SEN -
A short, story book, social story to support children when a parent goes into hospital. This story was written for a particular child so it's very specific and addresses this child's concerns - 'The clever doctors will do a small operation on my Mum's tummy' I'm happy to amend this story to suit your child's concerns. Written in British English Suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1, SEN and EAL -
This set is packed full of visuals, worksheets, information and advice, sequencing cards, games and activities and so much more, to help you to support your students while they learn those tricky concepts 'Before and After'. 89 pages of activities in total. You won't be disappointed! Written in British English Suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1, EAL and SEN -
An informal assessment and developmental milestones for phonemic and phonological awareness. -
This set contains 12 Word Initial /g/ and /d/ pairs, and 6 Word Final /g/ and /d/ pairs. Picture cards, and picture and word cards have been provided to make the set more flexible for your needs! Suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1, SEN, EAL -
The Word Final ‘s’ Sound Loaded Scene contains 38 words ending in ‘s’. It supports the generalisation of words containing the ‘s’ sound. This resource also includes a black and white version for colouring in activities. Targets: single word, short phrase, sentence and conversation levels. May also be used for work on prepositions, barrier games, memory activities and receptive and expressive language skills. Suitable for Pre-school, Reception, KS1, EAL and SEN -
This pack contains 93 pages of advice, worksheets, and picture cards to get you from start to finish when supporting a child to correct a lateral /s/. -
Pesky Pets is a key word understanding game for individual students and groups. (21 pages in total.) This set includes: Instructions for key word understanding activities, Two large bed pictures. two large chair pictures and two large pet bed pictures, all in different colours. Seven different big and small dogs and seven different big and small cats. 36 cue cards. Targets: Key word understanding, attention and listening, working memory, basic concepts (colour, pattern, shape, size, etc.) expressive and receptive language skills. Suitable for: Reception, Key Stage 1, SEN, EAL -
This set includes 108 Consonant and Vowel picture and word cards to target initial phonemes at CV level. Suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1, EAL and SEN -
Helping children to understand abstract language using Blank Levels of Questioning 4 is a 28 page document containing 4 sequenced picture scenarios and question ideas formed around the Blank Model. To ensure you can use this pack flexibly I’ve given you options to use informally with just a list of questions, or more formally with a recording sheet so that you can record your observations and data. I’ve also included colour coded question cards so that you can play a game in a group. Written in British English Suitable for Pre-school, Reception, Key Stage 1 EAL, SEN. -
This set contains 117 colourful picture cards to be used alongside the phoneme sets found on my website to support students to move on to short phrases and sentences. These picture cards can also be used on their own to support the acquisition of adjectives describing: colour, feelings, condition, appearance, shape, size, taste, touch, quantity, position, state, time, and action. Written in British English, although suitable for American EnglishSuitable for Reception, KS1, SEN, and EAL. -
Dressing up time is a barrier and key word understanding game for individual students and groups. (This is a 26 page resource that requires duplication.) This set includes: Instructions for key word understanding activities, barrier games and memory games, A large penguin picture A large chick picture Hats, scarves, shoes, jumpers, and bow-ties in different colours and patterns to dress the characters Picture prompts to support your student's expression Targets: Key word understanding, attention and listening, working memory, basic concepts (colour, pattern, shape, size, etc.) expressive and receptive language skills. Suitable for: Reception, Key Stage 1, SEN, EAL -
The Word Initial/s/ pack includes: - 49 single syllable (CV, CVC, CVCC) and 48 multisyllabic word, picture and word cards - 49 single syllable (CV, CVC, CVCC) and 48 multisyllabic word, picture cards (without words) (194 cards in total). Suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1, SEN and EAL -
The Word Initial /l/ Sound Loaded Scene contains 47 words beginning with ‘l'. It supports the generalisation of words containing the ‘l' sound. This resource also includes a black and white version for colouring in activities. Targets: single word, short phrase, sentence and conversation levels. May also be used for work on prepositions, barrier games, memory activities and receptive and expressive language skills. Suitable for Pre-school, Reception, KS1, EAL and SEN -
This pack contains many of the visual cues you will need to explain and work on teaching past, present, and future. It includes timelines for a day, week and a year, arrow markers, prompt cards and two sets of picture cards showing the daily events of a girl and a boy, to sequence to support the understanding of things that we have done in the past and things that we will do. 27 pages in total to print and go! Suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1, EAL, SEN, British and American English -
Using Colourful Semantics and some elements of Shape coding, this game of Guess Who works on forming closed questions 'Is it...?' and 'Does it have ...?' I've added word cards and sentence prompts to help support children who find this concept tricky. -
The Word initial /k/ Sound Loaded Scene contains 24 words beginning with ‘k or ‘c’. It supports the generalisation of words containing the ‘k’ sound. This resource also includes a black and white version for colouring in activities. Targets: single word, short phrase, sentence and conversation levels. May also be used for work on prepositions, barrier games, memory activities and receptive and expressive language skills. Suitable for Pre-school, Reception, Key Stage 1, EAL and SEN -
Three fun stories for children who are progressing from single words and phrases, to sentences and paragraphs. Suitable for young readers, EAL, Key Stage 1, and SEN Written in British English -
'What are they doing to do? This set provides 18 short paragraphs with visual support, and 18 answer cards, detailing the objects used in an everyday activity. The students should use the written and picture clues to work out the nature of the activity. Targeting: making inferences, deduction, and 'wh' questions. Written in British English Suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1, SEN and EAL -
The Negation pack targets 'is not’. It can also be used for 'wh' questions, vocabulary building, adjectives, making judgements, attention and listening, and auditory processing. The set contains 24 question cards. Suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1, EAL and SEN -
The Word initial Medial and Final /ʃ/ Sound Loaded Scene contains 27 words. It supports the generalisation of words containing the ‘sh’ sound. This resource also includes a black and white version for colouring in activities. Targets: single word, short phrase, sentence and conversation levels. May also be used for work on prepositions, barrier games, memory activities and receptive and expressive language skills. Suitable for Pre-school, Reception, Key Stage 1, EAL and SEN -
This set includes:•36 ‘What am I ? object question cards with three or four questions per card•36 ‘What am I? object question cards with highlighted clues•36 Object Images'gold' coins for scoring.Play this game in small groups or individuallyTargets the ability to make inferences from given information, categorisation, attention and listening, and receptive language skills.Written in British English.Suitable for Reception, KS1, EAL, and SEN -
‘Going on Holiday’ focuses on the understanding and expression of ‘he and she’, ‘him and her’, and ‘his and hers’. The pack includes: three boys and three girls, each with a suitcase, 144 picture cards of clothing and accessories, and four season sorting boards for categorisation activities. Clothes have been divided into different seasons so you can use the game throughout the year using the clothes of the current season. Targets: Pronoun understanding and production, categorisation, and key word understanding. Suitable for: Early years, Reception, KEY STAGE 1, EAL and SEN -
This set contains 15 Word Initial /s/ and /ʃ/ pairs.Picture cards, and picture and word cards have been provided to make the set more flexible for your needs! Suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1, SEN, and EAL. -
The Name the Category pack includes 72 category cards and a selection of category title cards. Where possible, two cards for each category have been provided. Targets: Categorisation, language expression, working memory, making inferences and decision making. Suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1, EAL and SEN -
This is an action packed picture to talk about and practice pronouns, adjectives, prepositions, verbs, 'wh' questions, possession, singular and plural and much more more! I've also provided worksheets to support your sessions, and a black and white version of the picture to colour in and send home for homework. Suitable for Early Years, Reception, Key Stage 1, EAL and SEN -
The Irregular Plurals set includes: 24 singular noun picture cards 24 plural noun picture cards 48 singular and plural noun jigsaws 24 black and white cards – find the correct plural word 2 sorting boards – for plural and singular nouns 54 plural and singular words to sort Write the plural for each word, worksheet Irregular plurals space themed board game Fishing for irregular plural nouns game Irregular plural nouns Bingo - 4 game cards This pack is 57 pages long and provides activities for a number of sessions. Suitable for Reception, Key Stage 1, SEN and EAL. -
The 'Why? questions' set is an update of my original 'why? question' set. This pack has 60 'why?' abstract questions that can be answered with 'because' and 'so'. Written in British English. Suitable for Reception, KS1, SEN and EAL. -
Speech Sound cue cards are picture cues that represent the phonemes in Standard British English using environmental images and sounds that children can relate to, teaching them new ‘sounds’ and not ‘letters’. The back of each card supports the teacher/therapist and shows- The target sound
- The sound cue name
- The target sound in a word
- The IPA symbol
- A brief description of how the sound is produced
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This set works on rhyme and phonological awareness. It has sound nursery rhyme and fable activities, sound manipulation tasks, pictures to complete and it draws attention to how a word looks and sounds. 33 pages in total. Written in British English Suitable for reception, Key Stage 1, SEN and EAL -
A fun activity for our little train fans, to support consonant-vowel-consonant blending. This set has a background scene, a train and consonant and vowel pictures. Use for phonological awareness, and articulation and phonological therapy goals. Suitable to British and American English. Pre-school, Reception, Key Stage 1, SEN and EAL
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