Language Processing Treatment Activities (Book & CD)

This research-based program trains language processing skills in the sequence of neurological development. Goals, activities, and reproducible materials make this the go-to resource for language processing therapy. The wide sweep of activities is based on research for the Language Processing Test 3 Elementary. Students progress from identifying common objects by their names to using idioms and analogies. Early reliance on objects and pictures is gradually replaced with verbal instructions and fewer visual aids as they progress to processing language through the auditory channel. A compensatory cueing hierarchy further develops language processing and independent language retrieval. The units are arranged in this developmental progression of language processing demands: * Labeling * Functions * Associations * Categorization * Antonyms * Synonyms * Similarities and Differences * Multiple Meanings * Idioms * Analogies Each unit includes: * developmental age level for the language skill * long-term objective * short-term objectives gradually increasing in language processing demands as the modality input (e.g., tactile, visual, auditory) decreases * suggested therapy activities and materials for each short-term objective * print-your-own picture and word cards in PDF format (these are on the CD-ROM that comes with the book) * suggestions for classroom implementation and incorporating curricular content in the therapy setting * note: The Labeling, Functions, Associations, and Categorization units require the use of objects common in everyday environments such as a glove, spoon, apple, shoe, toy car, etc. The book comes with a CD-ROM of these "print-your-own" materials in PDF format: * 500 picture cards and word cards * Language Processing Checklist to evaluate classroom behaviors associated with language processing deficits * progress tracking forms