Thursday, May 30, 2013

{Review} Speech Corner Products

I love products that I can get a lot of trials with and that also appear to be "games" to my students.  Luckily, Speech Corner covers both of these areas with two of their products, called "Synonyms & Antonyms Double Dice Add-On Deck" and "Category Double Dice Add-On Deck".  I also have an RTI product from Speech Corner to share with you as well!

Synonyms & Antonyms Double Dice Add-On Deck
This item helps students become more familiar with synonyms and antonyms in order to improve their vocabulary skills and can be used with students ages 5 and up.  This product includes 27 antonym cards, each with 4 sentences on it and 27 synonym cards, each with 4 sentences on it, for a total of 216 synonym and antonym sentences!  Because of this, the activity can be used many times with limited or no repetition of sentences!  Each card has a highlighted word that the student must replace with a synonym or antonym.

To play this game, lay nine playing cards face down on a table.  Each shape in the deck should be represented once.


Next, roll the super cool double dice.


In this case, the dice landed on "circle three", so the circle card is turned over and the third sentence is read.


The student correctly replaces the highlighted word with a synonym or antonym and wa-la - the "game" continues in this same way!


Here's a look at the sentences on all nine of the cards.

You can find "Synonyms & Antonyms Double Dice Add-On Deck" for $16.99 HERE!

Categories Double Dice Add-On Deck
This item is very similar to the synonyms and antonyms deck.  It helps students develop their ability to categorize items and can be used with students ages 5 and 12.  This product includes 54 category cards, each with 4 sentences on it, for a total of 216 category prompts!  Each card has 4 sentences on it that instruct a student to name certain items (e.g. "Name things that are bouncy") related to appearance, function, components, and location.

To play this game, lay nine playing cards face down on a table.  Each shape in the deck should be represented once.


Next, roll the double dice.


In this case, the dice landed on "rectangle four", so the rectangle card is turned over and the fourth sentence is read.


The student names items that match the prompt stated on the card.  For example, this cards asks a student to name things that are found in a pet store.



Here's a look at the prompts on all nine of the cards.

You can find "Categories Double Dice Add-On Deck" for $16.99 HERE!

What I love about these "double dice" products:
- 216 synonym and antonym sentences as well as category prompts!  My students could use this activity quite a few times without ever repeating a sentence!
- The sentences on each question relate directly to the picture.  I often find that tasks are just easier with a picture to refer to.
- Easy to use - All I had to do was quickly read the short, concise directions before turning my students loose with this activity!
- "Game quality" - Although students are getting many turns to target their synonym and antonym/category goals with this product, it also feels like a game which makes therapy sessions even more enjoyable!

Data Collection for RTI - CH/SH/TH Workbook
This item is designed to make artic therapy and data collection a breeze (and it actually does just that!)


First of all, this item includes really helpful information and tips on guidelines for data collection, data collection scoring, and alternative ways to use the product.  (I'm always looking for ways to "reinvent" my therapy materials and use them in a different way!)

This workbook comes with a screening form, which is a quick and easy way to gather baseline data for your students.  It also includes the following for "ch", "sh", and "th" in the initial, medial, and final positions:

- 1-syllable pictures
- 1-syllable words
- 1-syllable phrases
- 1-syllable sentences
- 1-syllable reading passages
- 2-syllable pictures
- 2-syllable words
- 2-syllable phrases
- 2-syllable sentences
- 2-syllable reading passages

In addition to being a comprehensive therapy material that includes many levels of the articulation "hierarchy", it also makes data collection a snap!  Here's an example of one of the data collection sheets.


What I love about this product:
- The span of levels included, from 1-syllable pictures to 2-syllable reading passages!
- The easy data collection - Simply write in each box to indicate how the student did with their production, tally, and you're ready to go!

You can find "Data Collection for RTI - CH/SH/TH Workbook" for $19.95 HERE!

Speech Corner has a variety of awesome speech and language products that you can check out on their website!

Thanks for reading about these well-rounded products!

Disclaimer: These products were given to me for review.  No other compensation was provided.

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