Weekly Core Assignment

Speech Plan for the Week of March 9th

• If you only have time for one item on this list, please visit our Communication Partner Training section. Read and review the resources. This will help set everyone up for success with remote learning. Click here.

  • If you can only choose one resource, this video is excellent. It does take an hour to watch. However, even if you only have time to watch some of it, I think you'll find it useful. The first approximately 20 minutes is an introduction to the general concept of Core Words and Aided Language Stimulation. Implementation information starts at approximately 30 minutes. Starting at just over 44 minutes are a couple of demonstrations of Aided Language Stimulation in action.

• The Core Word of the Week is "See"

  • Have students watch videos featuring the core word "see." Model how to find and select the word on their devices or communication boards while watching the videos. If this is easy, make it more challenging! Model sentences like "I see it," "I see blue," or "I want (to) see." Feel free to pause the video and watch as many times as you would like.

    • Links to communication boards can be found here.

    • Watch Miss Molly's "See" Video here.

    • Watch I See Something Blue Video here.

    • Listen to the book "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See?" here.

  • Choose one activity to complete 5 minutes each day. Focus on modeling the word "see" during this time. Review these ideas for an activity to try that you think your child would find fun. For example, hold all the puzzle pieces and model what each one is before giving it to your child (e.g. "I see (a) cow") to put into the puzzle.

    • Core Word of the Week "(Look)/See" Ideas

    • A List of Home Activities with Ideas of How to Incorporate Core Words (Links that include suggestions for 'see': 'Bed', 'On the Go', 'Reading Books', 'Watch TV', 'Arts & Crafts', 'Toy Cars', 'Puzzles', and 'Potato Head'.

At the end of the week, don't forget to fill out your Speech Log (see your email)! Include the minutes you spent reviewing Communication Partner Training materials along with Core Word videos and activities.