A folder about
ME is a set of resource materials aimed at upper primary and
secondary school students. It contains 60 pages of work sheets that
can be used to help students who have a disability understand their
strengths and weaknesses, in order for them
to be able to adovocate for their needs. It is an excellent set of resource materials
for working through transition stages - e.g. primary to secondary
school, secondary school to work experience.
The work sheets have been organised into four parts.
Part 1: This is ME - contains information and facts about the student.
Part 2: What I know - contains reports, Individual management programs and information about strengths and disability.
Part 3: Things I can do - contains information, strategies, processes that effectively support the student,
Part 4: Taking control - contains strategies for taking responsibility over decisions and life directions.
Suggestions are provided in the introduction to assist teachers, therapists and support people in implementing this program.
All work sheets are provided as blackline masters.
Examples of work sheets
Cost: $50.00
My barrier games pack
This resource is a pack of master pages for 25 barrier games and base boards. All materials are provided on A4 card in black and white format for ease of copying and use in the clinic. Base boards, templates and all picture cards are provided as part of the resource.
There are eight different barrier game formats and three to four versions of each format generally providing a range of skill levels. These formats are:
Sequence base boards
(e.g. a train is provided as the base board with six carriages, plus a set of animal cards to place in sequence along the train)
Sequence cards
(e.g. cards of abstract geometrical figures are provided to place in a row or pattern and then describe to your partner.)
Character base boards
(e.g. Humpty Dumpty is presented for children to either draw pictures on the base board, or place a set of people cards around the figure.)
Grids
(e.g. a simple grid of 4 x 5 squares on a picnic rug is used with a set of food cards)
Simple reference scene base boards
(e.g. a beach scene is used with an accompanying set of beach cards to place on the scene, describing position and placement)
Complex reference scene
(e.g. a circus scene is used with a set of cards representing a variety of patterned balls to be placed - the balls need detailed description or referencing.)
What's different?
(e.g. there are two versions of a beach scene, where players have to work out the differences between the scenes)
Guess who?
(e.g. there are 24 cards of slightly varying astronauts where one player selects a card and the other has to determine which one it is.)
Cost = $66.00
My games pack
So much fun and so many potential uses in one pack! My Games Pack contains everything you need to play great games in therapy. There are 10 pathways, 12 game boards, a variety of dice, spinners and markers, magnetic fishing rod, and a deck of blank cards. The game boards and paths are in slightly smaller than A3 size, and on thick card stock as your master set.
Not only are there heaps of ideas and some extra game versions provided in the accompanying booklet, but you will also find all the materials are ideally suited to meet your own needs and ideas. The resource is put together in a smart blue satchel, which keeps everything neat and tidy. It really does contain everything to keep your client productive and happy in therapy.
The master pages set is printed on thick A4 card in black and white, and contains the instructions booklet. It does not have any of the extra games materials.
Cost master pages - $44.00
Cost fully set up: $88.00
My minimal pairs
My minimal pairs is a handy resource for those requiring sets of pictures that feature minimal pairs.
Although you may not need these every day in therapy, when you do need them, they'll be handy.
Pairs of pictures are presented as black line masters, six to an A4 page. The pictures are clear and simple, appealing to children, while being instantly recognisable.
The phonological processes that are featured in this resource include consonant minimal pairs for:
• place
• manner
• voice
• liquids and glides
• cluster reduction
• final consonant deletion
• initial consonant deletion
The resource also provides minimal pairs for vowels.
There are pages of CVC words that vary by the middle vowel sound. Generally there are pairs of words for the vowels.
However, where possible, more than two words are provided.
Cost = $55.00
Writing assessment materials
This is a practical resource for use in secondary schools. It outlines fundamental aspects involved in writing assessment questions, assignment topics and general classroom materials, and in making them more easily understood and accessible for all students.
While it has particular relevance for students with language impairment or learning difficulties, the principles ensure a fairer assessment for all students. By using these principles, good assessment effectively shows what students know and can do - rather than merely identifying students lack of understanding of what is being asked.
The booklet illustrates a best practice approach to developing written materials for use with students. It covers areas of :
- vocabulary
- grammar and sentence construction
- style of writing
- formatting.
There is a checklist provided at the back which gives teachers a handy reference for checking the wording used in assessment and their own writing style.
Cost: $15.00
I'd rather do lunch than an assignment - Questioning
This resource hs been written for students in upper primary and secondary school settings, as an aid to understanding how to
answer and write assignments. A set of five resources are planned for this series, with Questioning being the first.
This book provides slass teachers, support teachers and speech patholgosits with a clear set of strategies for supporting students in looking at the
assignment question. It provides several strategies, with three major supports presented as graphic representations, to aid student's comprehension of the assignment topic.
These strategies aim to show students how the assignment question works, how parts relate to other parts and how to extend or enhance their thinking.
The main booklet shows teachers how to present the materials, and provides examples for working through this process. There are also a set of student worksheets
which present the graphic representations of the strategies and other pages which illustrate the key points.
The other books Planned for this series include:
- Planning
- Researching
- Organising
- Draft / Edit / Write
Another great therapist based resource company is Love and Reilly, and their web page is well worth a visit to see what is currently available. Their resources are well priced and feature Australian themes.
