Category Sorting Game

This kit contains 50 realistic objects that can be sorted into the following 10 categories: toys, food, animals, people, things to wear, baby items, vehicles, tools, musical instruments and eating utensils. In sorting, categorizing and describing the objects, this manipulative can be used to facilitate language, thinking and generalization skills.

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Dressing Boards

Let your little “fashion plates” practice the basics of dressing themselves with these durable dressing boards! They will learn to tie, button, snap, buckle, zip and lace with these vinyl boards.

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In, On, and Under Game

A kit that teaches the prepositions in, on, under, next to, in front of and behind. Children match a card with a koala in a hat to a game board. The appealing objects can be used with and without the game boards to expand spatial awareness and language skills. The game includes 4 boards, 24 cards, 4 chicks, 4 koalas, a wooden tub, felt hat and a metal carriage.

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The Basic Reading Comprehension Kit for Hyperlexia & Autism  

This program is for children with autism who have hyperlexia, the ability to read words with an apparent lack of comprehension. For these children, improving language comprehension improves reading comprehension. Pp.174.

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Yacker Tracker

The “Yacker Tracker”® is perfect for anyone needing an easy, effective way to monitor noise levels. Green traffic light stays lit until noise in room goes above set level (determined by user), green light then goes off and flashing yellow light comes on as a warning. When sound level reaches 20 decibel above set level, the red light and siren sound come on.

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The Language Builder Picture Cards

This set of 350 vivid, beautifully photographed noun cards is an invaluable tool for teaching key language concepts to children with autism or other speech and language delays. The set includes images in nine basic categories: Animals, Foods, Vehicles, Furniture, Clothing, Toys, Everyday Objects, Shapes and Colors. Stage One is comprised of 105 cards that present two identical images on non-distracting white backgrounds. These basic cards foster matching, labeling and categorization skills. The remaining cards round out Stage Two, which presents the images in their natural settings, enabling children to conceptualize and generalize.

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Social Sequences at School

Twelve sets of 4 card photographic sequences that present activities that are common to every child’s school experience. There is an emphasis on social interaction to encourage natural, functional language in school situations.

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Metaphors and Similes Fun Deck 

Using this 56-card deck, students practice their knowledge of figurative language by choosing a sentence that means the same as the simile or metaphor.

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Photo Feelings Fun Deck

This feeling-filled, multicultural deck has 28 pairs of high quality cards demonstrating seven basic emotions (four different pairs each for happy, sad, surprised, scared, thoughtful, tired and angry). In addition, since the cards have no words on them, you can use them to show a wide range of emotions. (For example, a “happy” card could also be “glad,” “good,” “cheerful,” “joyful,” etc., card).

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Webber Photo Cards: What Are They Thinking?

This contains 60 clever photos to improve your students’ inferencing and reasoning skills. All the people and animals in these fun cards have a “thought bubble” above their heads. Students use the cues in the photos to deduce what the person or animal in the photo is thinking. You may also use the cards to encourage conversational speech or as writing prompts.

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