Language

Touch & Spell Cards

Each set of 20 brightly illustrated cards is great for building word recognition, phonemic awareness and spelling skills of simple words. Each card is double-sided, featuring an illustration of an object along with the word spelled out on the first side. The second side features the same illustration with a set of spaced lines for children to reproduce the spelling of the word using the Tactile Lowercase Letters (sold separately). Cards measure 8.5"x5.5". Tactile letters are in two colors, blue for consonants and red for vowels. From 3 years.
(please note that the card sets and tactile letters are sold separately)

L749	Touch & Spell Cards - Long Vowel Words	$8.95
L576	Touch & Spell Cards - Short Vowel Words	$8.95
L727	Tactile Letters - Lowercase (54 pcs.)	$11.95
L760	Set of all 3	$28.95

Sign Language Match-Ups

Playing with these two unique sets of puzzles will teach children sign language and increase vocabulary. First Signs Match-Up includes 26 two-piece puzzles that match signs and pictures familiar to young learners. Animal Alphabet Match-Up includes 26 double-sided, two-piece puzzles that reinforce letters of the alphabet and early pre-reading skills. Each completed puzzle measures 5"x3".

L142	First Signs & Animal Match-Ups (set of 2)	$19.95

The Infant/Toddler Photo Activity Library

This essential teaching tool helps develop early language and literacy skills. Cards are very large (9"x12"), making them great for circle time and small group activities. The sturdy four-color photo cards are organized into themes. Each card has a photograph of people or objects that are familiar to young children. The back of each photo card has a vocabulary list, suggested activities for each photograph, the American Sign Language sign related to the image, and a recommended children's book. Cards are packed in a handy, zippered carrying pouch with dividers for organizing the cards by theme. Themes include: me and my body, families, things I wear, toys, pets, big animals, transportation, and construction. 52 photo cards measuring 9"x12".

L481		$49.95

Soundtooning

Put together a pan and a cake. What do you get? A pancake! Connect two pieces, turn them over, and discover a fun new compound word. Soundtooning makes it fun to learn the key pre-reading concepts of syllables and compound words. It is also great for children with apraxia. Colorful, photo-realistic puzzle pieces are self correcting, easy for little hands to hold, and can be used in 4 different engaging games. Includes 40 two-sided puzzle pieces, 40 laminated word cards, 60-word vocabulary list, and a step-by-step guide. Puzzle pieces are 2.5" x 2.5". From 3 years.
WARNING: Choking Hazard - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.

L804		$19.95

Teaching Tiles Reading Centers

A hands-on approach to developing beginning reading skills! Students practice reading skills using motivating manipulative materials. Large, chunky tiles are easy for early learners to use and are illustrated with colorful, attention-grabbing photographs. Vivid photo-illustrated activity cards are self-checking to support independent learning. Sturdy plastic work trays hold activity cards in place. Great for learning centers, individual practice, and small group instruction.
Reading Readiness Center reinforces beginning reading skills such as letter recognition, letter sound recognition, letter sequencing, beginning word formation, vocabulary, opposites, and rhyming. Beginning Reading Center provides activities for students who have mastered basic reading readiness tasks. Targeted skills include initial and final consonants, short vowels, beginning word formation, beginning sentence formation, reading comprehension, vocabulary, and rhyming. Each center includes a plastic tray, 50 self-checking activity cards, 100 tiles, and a teacher's guide. Tray is 11"W x 7"D x 3"H. Tiles are 1.5"sq. From 4 years.

L986	Reading Readiness Center (Level I)	$44.95
L646	Beginning Reading Center (Level II)	$44.95

Sequencing Sounds

This sound and picture matching activity works on recognition of short sound sequences. A total of 40 sounds on the CD give the individual sounds from 14 two-step sequences and 4 three-step sequences. Students put the pictures in order based on the sounds they hear. All sequences are familiar to young children, like brushing your teeth, having breakfast, or blowing out the candles on a birthday cake. 40 cards; 6" x 8".

L323		$64.95

4-Step Sequencing Center

Working with sequences is a great way to help children develop skills in story telling and ordering of events. This activity will also help develop observation, memory, and logical thinking skills. Each activity mat has an initial picture followed by 3 blank spaces for the picture tiles that complete the sequence. Activity mats are laminated. The picture tiles are made of foam material which makes sequencing easy since they "stick" well to the activity mats. Set includes 26 individual sequence mats, 70 extra-thick soft picture tiles, and a kit box with drawers for organized storage and easy access. Includes an activity guide. Box is 12"x 9" x 4". Picture tiles are 1.5" x 1.5". From 4 years.

L721		$29.95

"Picture This" CD

Create your own lotto and flash cards quickly and easily! This CD is a wonderful tool for anyone working on young children's language and speech. Contains over 5,000 high-resolution photos in 38 categories such as actions, animals, clothing, toys, emotions, opposites, prepositions, and many more. You can create lotto boards, or easily format photos into various size flash cards with or without text, including your own words.
You can also search pictures phonetically or by word, print labels in 5 different languages, easily move and copy pictures, and print any custom-sized card with or without colored borders and labels. This CD is a great resource for language and speech therapy, and for creating augmentative communication systems.
System requirements: Windows 98, ME, 2000 , XP, or Vista, Mac with OS 8.5 or higher, including Mac OS X.

L260	"Picture This" CD - Professional Edition	$89.95

Tell-A-Story Game

Tell-A-Story encourages children to develop their imagination and creativity as well as logical thinking and language. Players use their memory skills to collect all 5 story cards about their character. Then they arrange their cards to tell a story of their choice. Great for sequencing and attention to detail. Contents: 50 story cards and 10 character cards. Story cards are 2"x 2". For 1-5 players. From 4 years.

L395		$24.95

Create-a-Game

Make your own fun learning games to teach vocabulary, sequential concepts, create sentences, and more. Choose a set of 8 loop fabric cars with hook fasteners on the back that stick to the loop fabric street, or 8 loop fabric train cars that stick to the loop fabric track. Attach your own pictures or words to the front of the cars with Velcro (not included). Down Literacy Street includes loop fabric road (3 ft. x 8") and 8 removable loop fabric cars (4.5"L). All Aboard the Language Train includes loop fabric track (3 ft. x 4") with locomotive and 8 removable loop fabric train cars (4.5"L).

L649	Down Literacy Street	$34.95
L092	All Aboard the Language Train	$39.95

Things in My House

Five games in one! Kids work on descriptive language and storytelling as they describe the activities done in various parts of the house. Difficulty level can range from simple picture recognition to more complicated memory activities, and you can choose to play competitive and non-competitive variations of the games. Contents: 3 houses with 3 attics and 15 matching room cards. Each "house" card is 6"x 4.5". For 1-3 players. From 3 years.

L807		$14.95

My First Lotto

A great game to work on categorization and vocabulary! The bright colors and vivid photographs capture children's attention as they match game cards that feature labeled photos of objects to the matching objects on the game board. Categories include animals, fruit, vegetables, transportation, musical instruments, and everyday objects. Contents: 54 cards (3"x 3") and 6 game boards (9"x 9"). From 2 years.

L346		$19.95

Chime with Rhyme

Vibrant puzzle pieces teach children rhyme and phonemic awareness, key skills in learning to read. In 5 game variations, children race to connect 3 rhyming puzzle pieces, build their own set of rhyming words, or play "memory" by finding rhyming pairs. No reading is required. Only rhyming pieces will fit together. Includes 45 photorealistic puzzle pieces, 45 rhyming word cards, 18 alphabet letters, a vocabulary list, and a step-by-step guide. Each completed puzzle measures 7.5" x 2.5". For 1-4 players. From 4 years.

L424		$19.95