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This pack draws on the principles of Alison Bryan's
Colourful Semantics approach to provide professionals with an engaging, dynamic way to support language development. The printed book is accompanied by two online resources: one using the current colour coding system, and one using the system used by NHS Forth Valley therapists.
List of contents
Introduction Chapter 1 Chapter 2
Appendix 1: Cue Cards and Sentence TemplatesAppendix 2: Story Planner GridsAppendix 3: Sentence Building ResourcesAppendix 4: A5 Vocabulary Cards Appendix 5: Small Vocabulary Cards Appendix 6: Silly Sentences Worksheets Appendix 7: Picture Description and Sequencing Worksheets Appendix 8: Board Games
About the author
NHS Forth Valley would like to thank the following members of staff for their hard work and dedication in the design and development of this pack; Anna Blackburn, Glenn Carter, Cara Chalmers, Katie Clark, Mary Coleman, Louise Illingworth, Jen Keating, Niamh Murphy, Ruth Kerr and Stephanie Wood. Forth Valley would also like to thank Alison Bryan for developing the original idea and for suggesting improvements to the pack. Thank you to all the many teachers from across Forth Valley who were instrumental in designing a pack that can be effectively used in the context of education.
NHS Forth Valley provides a large number of health services across Central Scotland including Clackmannanshire, Falkirk and Stirling. The Children's Speech and Language Therapy team in Forth Valley are an innovative group of staff who understand the importance of transformational change, collaboration and compassionate, person centre care in order to improve outcomes for the children and young people they serve.
Summary
This pack draws on the principles of Alison Bryan’s Colourful Semantics approach to provide professionals with an engaging, dynamic way to support language development. The printed book is accompanied by two online resources: one using the current colour coding system, and one using the system used by NHS Forth Valley therapists.
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"Although Colourful Semantics is a highly valued and useful approach to developing children’s language skills, one of the disadvantages has always been the time it takes to find and prepare the materials, and this is the main advantage of this comprehensive resource pack. Everything needed is provided in the pack itself or via the online resource portal which will undoubtedly save precious time. Everything can be easily adapted for different ages and abilities too, adding to its value. It is also the first Colourful Semantics resource that provides session plans and step-by-step instructions, this is extremely valuable for busy practitioners." - Alexis Doyle, Child Language Teaching and Therapy
