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after the card has flipped. Its price is A$29.95 (http://www. smartkids.com.au). 8. Facilitating Word Recall

Facilitating Word Recall (1995) was developed by Jean Gilliam DeGaetano. It assists young students with visual support and

structured sequenced clues to develop their ability to recall specific labels. It is recommended for ages 5 and beyond. You can purchase this resource through ACER for A$63.95 (sales@acer.edu.au). 9. Developing Oral Language with Barrier Games resource book and CD

Ron and Sandi Gillam introduced the idea of “parallel texts” in their professional development workshops through Speech Pathology Australia in 2009. The children learn the structure of a narrative, while exploring the similarities and differences between stories. For example, two texts with a focus on a similar problem are Lamb-a-Roo by D. Kimpton and Are you my mother? by P. D. Eastman. 6. A Sound Way (2nd ed.)

The Developing Oral Language with Barrier Games resource book and CD contain over 40 barrier games that can be printed in colour to develop the speaking and listening skills of young students. These resources were produced by Alison Jarred and Nadja Roelofs and published by Hands on Concepts (2003). They can be purchased through ACER for A$57.95 (http://www.handsonconcepts.com). 10. Puppets

The Sound Way text contains an interactive whiteboard CD with a range of fun, stimulating, developmentally sequenced phonological awareness activities for practising and consolidating early literacy skills. It was developed by Elizabeth Love and Sue Reilly and published by Pearson, Australia (2009). The price for the manual and the CD is A$135 (http://www.pearson.com.au). 7. Smart Chute

FLDC is committed to evidence based practice in education. In 2010 we undertook a research project, in collaboration with Karen Lock-Smith (Macquarie University) and Suze Leitão (Curtin University). Pre-primary students were involved in this project which examined the treatment efficacy of grammatical intervention in the classroom. Their favourite way to practise possessive (’s) was with puppets that they named and described (e.g., Zac’s stripes / Zebra’s tail).

Correspondence to: Lara Lambert Senior Speech Pathologist Fremantle Language Development Centre email: Lara.Lambert@det.wa.edu.au phone: (08) 9331 8602

The Smart Chute is a popular, card flipping, durable plastic tower that is fun, motivating and provides immediate feedback on sound and language responses given by the student. The child posts a card in the top of the chute from a deck of cards that targets, for example, final sounds or idioms. The child provides a response and gets feedback

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