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A link will be provided for each product. You may be able to find these items for less with a search of the Internet. The inclusion of an item is not meant as endorsement, unless noted. If anyone has experience with a product and would like to comment/review the item for us, please e-mail me with "review for SPD Therapy Products" in the subject line. |
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Pragmatics & Language / Social Skills / Occupational Therapy / Low-Tech Assistive Technology / Software Solutions |
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Pragmatics and Language |
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CLIP Worksheets - see Pragmatics: for ages preschool-13, review greetings and goodbyes, calls for attention, requesting permission, asking for information, commenting, direct and indirect requests, protesting, and other sections. |
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Adventures in Pragmatic Problem-Solving - for ages 5-10, the activities help students to verbalize solutions for problems, identify causes, identify consequences of behavior, and recognize the viewpoints of others. |
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Pragmatic Language Intervention Resource - for ages 4-10, to develop language skills in the following areas: (1) Describing situations; (2) Expressing needs; (3) Sequencing; (4) Telling Stories; (5) Sharing Feelings; (6) Solving problems. |
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Talking on Purpose - for ages 10-17, this set help students with pragmatic communication deficits learn strategies for effective social interaction using the audio cassettes and activities provided. |
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What Do You Say? A Pragmatic Language Game - for ages 8-17. Skills emphasized include solving problems, making requests, giving polite responses, reacting to rude behavior, convincing others, stating viewpoints, resisting peer pressure, sharing feelings, dealing with anger, responding in a socially appropriate manner, and showing sensitivity to others. |
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Developing Pragmatic Descriptive Language Skills - or ages 5-11, Use the full-color pictures and instructional activities in this kit to help children improve communication as they describe nouns, actions, events, experiences, steps in a process, etc. |
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Social Skills |
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Fold and Say Social Skills - Click here to see a table of contents. 204 school, home and community topics. Students look at/read about a common social situation, decide on an outcome, and then tell, write, or draw a picture of "what happens next." Students answer one to five questions about the situation. Each question helps the students focus on the feelings of the people involved in the activity and to explore other possible story outcomes. |
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Occupational Therapy |
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Self-help boards - practice snapping, zipping, lacing, and more. |
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Get-A-Grip Pegboard - different than most pegboards, this one requires child to pinch the peg to open it and attach it the board. Strengthens visual motor coordination and fine motor pincher grip in 12 levels of difficulty for growing skills |
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Low-Tech Assistive Technology |
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Highlighter Tape and Sheets - use these removable products to highlight text on paper without damaging. Great for highlighting multi-step instructions, copying dictionary definitions, highlighting the main idea/critical elements of a story, and more. Watch this space for a review as I will be ordering this soon! |
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Tap -N- Glue - a special cap for glue bottles which allows your child to release a single bead of glue. This would be useful for a child who has trouble knowing when to stop squeezing that bottle! |
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Finger Grip Ruler - this ruler has a handle to hold it still. Tony LOVES this thing. It is much easier for him to hold it in place, especially when he needs to draw a line. |
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Angled Writing Surfaces - slant boards may help to alleviate some writing problems. |
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Stage Rite Paper Series - developed by Kate Gladstone, a handwriting professional, this series of writing paper progress in steps and will come in handy for kids who have trouble positioning their writing on the lines properly. Here are some samples. |
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Pencil grips - a nice listing of various pencil grips, triangular pencils, weighted pencils and more. Meant to aid those who have difficulty holding their pencil properly. |
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Software Solutions |
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Form-Filler Software - a software program that allows you to scan a form/worksheet to your computer which can then be filled out on your PC and printed as if the answers were typed in. I will be purchasing this item in the near future, so watch this space for a review. |
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