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Describing

To tell someone the appearance, sound, smell, events, etc., of (something or someone) or to say what something or someone is like.

Activity List(s)

Visual Schedule Cards

Goal Bank

  • Sheena will provide 4 attributes of an object/picture/vocabulary target with minimal visual/semantic cues with 90% accuracy across 4 consecutive sessions as measured by clinician data collection to improve overall expressive and receptive language skills. 3
  • Louanne will describe (pictures, objects) using at least 3-4 descriptive concepts with 90% accuracy over 4 sessions to demonstrate describing and attribute expressive language skills. 3
  • Given structured therapy materials and decreasing prompts/cues, Clair will demonstrate improved expressive vocabulary by a) describing 4 attributes of pictures or objects and b) naming categories and category items, and c) identifying/describing an object's function, with 90% accuracy, in 4 consecutive sessions as measured by SLP observation and data collection taken during each therapy session. 3
  • Alfred will expressively define objects/pictures by giving 3-5 descriptive terms independently with 90% accuracy across 3 sessions to improve expressive language skills. 3
  • Given minimal cues, Elroy will describe a pictured item or relate a story/event with at least 4 details and will name an object/event when provided with 4 details with 80% accuracy over five consecutive sessions as measured by data and observation to increase vocabulary. 3
  • Shirleen will use age-appropriate morphology (i.e., plurals, attributes, possessives, helping verbs) to describe photos and create grammatically correct phonemes with 80% accuracy in 4/4 consecutive therapy sessions as measured by clinician data collection to increase grammatical and expressive language skills. 5
  • When given verbal, visuals or gesture prompts, Teri will use 2+ words to describe a picture with 80% accuracy, over 3 consecutive sessions, as measured by observations, data collection and/or standardized testing to increase expressive language skills. 2

Resources

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    Rockin' Language - Synonyms

    Breann Voytko

    No Print/Interactive PDF targeting synonyms

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  • Where's Kiki: Spatial Concepts (Christmas Edition) preview

    Where's Kiki: Spatial Concepts (Christmas Edition)

    Gabriella Cousino, M.S., CF-SLP

    Where's Kiki: Spatial Concepts (Christmas Edition) is a resource designed as a resource to teach and practice spatial concepts. How to use the resource: • Using the visuals, have your client locate...

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  • Spring Vocabulary preview

    Spring Vocabulary

    Breann Voytko

    Let’s talk about vocabulary words associated with Spring.

    2

  • Penguins Speech/Language/Reinforcer Activity preview

    Penguins Speech/Language/Reinforcer Activity

    Jessica Lenden-Holt

    6 pages. Variety of penguins and create a scene pictures. Can be modified for a variety of language or articulation activities or used as a reinforcer.

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  • Luck Definition Worksheet For St. Patrick’s Day preview

    Luck Definition Worksheet For St. Patrick’s Day

    Sara Lowczyk

    A worksheet to define luck and the shamrock.

    2

  • Regular Past Tense Verbs preview

    Regular Past Tense Verbs

    Savannah Kerstetter

    A list of 10 regular past tense verbs

    2

  • Irregular Plurals preview

    Irregular Plurals

    Savannah Kerstetter

    Language Resource. Speech Resource. Plural Resource. Teletherapy. In-Person. A list of 10 common irregular plurals

    2

  • Kiki Celebrates Spring preview

    Kiki Celebrates Spring

    Bailey Morgan, M.A., CCC-SLP

    Kiki Celebrates Spring. Short story with spring vocabulary, can be used by itself or with one of the Spring resources (i.e. making strawberry shortcake activity, bee pattern tracing...)

    Includes activity list

    5

  • Irregular Past Tense Verbs preview

    Irregular Past Tense Verbs

    Savannah Kerstetter

    A list of 10 irregular past tense verbs

    2

  • Easter Pronoun Sort and Worksheet preview

    Easter Pronoun Sort and Worksheet

    Sara Lowczyk

    A pronoun activity and worksheet with an Easter theme.

    1

  • Spatial Concepts: Where's Kiki? (Valentine's Day Theme) preview

    Spatial Concepts: Where's Kiki? (Valentine's Day Theme)

    Gabriella Cousino, M.S., CF-SLP

    Where's Kiki: Spatial Concepts (Valentine's Day Edition) is a resource designed as a resource to teach and practice spatial concepts. How to use the resource: • Using the visuals, have your client ...

    3

  • Medial /k/ Seek and Find preview

    Medial /k/ Seek and Find

    Alyssa Sadler

    Seek and Find checklist targeting medial /k/ words. Cut out objects and hide around the room. Have client seek objects, talk about them, and check them off the list once found. Visual schedule incl...

    2

  • Beetle Activity preview

    Beetle Activity

    Bailey Morgan

    An activity for children who like insects/beetles with attached reward chart page

    Includes activity list

    1

  • Design Your Own Movie Poster Template preview

    Design Your Own Movie Poster Template

    Jessica Lenden-Holt MA CCC-SLP

    Design your own movie poster template Includes: Name, Date, Book Title Author, and Drawing Box for Movie Poster One page, PDF format.

    4

  • Expressive Farm Prepositions preview

    Expressive Farm Prepositions

    Savannah Kerstetter

    Preposition Resource. Language Resource. 10 slides of expressive farm themed prepositions with visual cues included.

    4

  • Parent Handout: Language Facilitating Techniques preview

    Parent Handout: Language Facilitating Techniques

    Gabriella Cousino, M.S., CF-SLP

    The "Parent Handout: Language Facilitating Techniques" resource was designed as an educational tool for parents to learn strategies to help increase language development at home.

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  • Valentine’s Vocabulary preview

    Valentine’s Vocabulary

    Breann Voytko

    Let’s talk about vocabulary words associated with Valentine’s Day

    3

  • St. Patrick’s Day Preposition Coloring Book preview

    St. Patrick’s Day Preposition Coloring Book

    Sara Lowczyk

    Black and white preposition coloring book with coloring pages and vocabulary cards.

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  • Easter Sight Words Coloring Book Emergent Readers preview

    Easter Sight Words Coloring Book Emergent Readers

    Sara Lowczyk

    An Easter 9 page black and white sight words emergent reader book with bonus pronoun activities, vocabulary cards and coloring pages.

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  • Popsicle Emotions Book In Color preview

    Popsicle Emotions Book In Color

    Sara Lowczyk

    An emotion book in color to work on words "I" "feel" and identify emotions.

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