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Language disorders
This is another favourite from Black Sheep Press. The
children are stimulated to adopt another’s perspective, to
discuss characters’ feelings and to predict what they could
be thinking or saying. The age range suggested by the
publishers is again 6 to 11 years. The price is £15 (http://
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Fremantle Language Development Centre is a school
for children with specific language impairment in
Western Australia. It provides specialised speech,
language, and academic intervention in small groups for
students from kindergarten to year 3. We work within
a collaborative model of service that includes teachers,
education assistants, speech pathologists, and school
psychologists.
1. Mr Good Guess Inferencing Pack
Fremantle Language Development
Centre’s Top 10 resources
Lara Lambert, Mary Bishop, and Wendy Strang
From left to
right: Mary
Bishop (school
principal),
Wendy Strang
(school deputy
principal) and
Lara Lambert
(senior speech
pathologist)
This resource promotes the use of visual clues and the
drawing of inferences. Visual distractors are included and the
children are encouraged to be detectives! It was devised by
Catherine Redmayne, illustrated by Helen Rippon and
published by Black Sheep Press, who recommend it for 6 to
11 year olds. The price is £35 .
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2. Speech Bubbles set of busy illustrations
of everyday activities
3. Therapy Friends: Classroom Tools Kit
The Therapy Friends: Classroom Tools Kit includes a manual
and CD containing engaging and effective behaviour
management resources for young children (early childhood
and early primary). These include listening posters,
reinforcement charts, social stories and activities. It is
available through Spectronics. The price is A$159 (http://
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4. Braidy the Storybraid teacher
demonstration doll
The “Braidy the Storybraid” teacher demonstration doll
supports students with narrative difficulties to discover and
remember to include the parts of the story, each of which is
represented by visual icons. The Braidy manual supports a
developmental approach to introducing narrative. Mind Wing
Concepts Inc. (USA) suggest an age range of kindergarten
to year 2. The price is US$175.95 (http://www.
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