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Books can be adapted to target a variety of speech and language goals.
Vocabulary
- Confrontational Naming - labeling objects or actions (verbs)
- Use context clues to figure out the meaning of the word
- Make a word list of unfamiliar words and the definition
- Make a sentence using the word or provide examples
Story Elements
- Setting
- Characters
- Problem
- Solution
Comprehension
- Answering literal "wh" questions
- Who - person, animal, character
- What - thing
- Where - place
- When - time
What is inferencing?
- inferencing is when you use clues from the story to figure out something that the author doesn't tell you
- when you make an inference you need to be able to identify the clues that you used to explain
Making Inferences
- What I read...
- What I know...
- What I infer...
Sequencing and Story Starters..
- First.... ____________
- Next... ____________
- Then... ____________
- Last... ____________
Syntax (Sentence Formulation)
- Verb Tenses
- past (ex. I jumped)
- present (ex. I am jumping)
- future (ex. I will jump)
- Word Order
- Subject - Verb (ex. The boy jumps)
- Subject - Verb - Object - (The boy jumps on the trampoline)
