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Verbs

  • am, are, be, can, come, did, do, eat, get, give, go, going, had, has,
  • have, help, is, like, look, make, put, said, saw, see, stop, was, will, write

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Irregular Verbs

The most common irregular verbs.

beat, bend, bleed, blow, break, bring, build, burst, buy, cast, choose, cling, come, cost, creep, cut, dig, draw, drink, drive, eat, fall, feed, feel, fight, find, fit, fly, forbid, forget, get, give, , go, grind, grow, hang, have, hear, hide, hold, keep, know, lay, lead, leave, lend, let, lose, make, mean, meet, pay, put, quit, read, ride, ring, rise, run, say, see, sell, send, set, shake, hoot, shrink, sing, sit, sleep, slide, speak, spend, spin, split, spread, spring, stand, steal, stick, sting, sweep, swim, swing, take, teach, tear, tell, think, throw, understand, upset, wake, wear, wet, win, wind, withdraw, wring, write...

 

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More Basic Concepts

  1. Directions

Learning directions, such as up, down, left, & right, is a fundamental skill that helps your clients navigate the world around them, develop spatial awareness, and communicate effectively with others. Here are some of the key reasons why teaching directions is important:

Orientation and Navigation: Directions are essential for navigating and orienting ourselves in the physical world. Being able to understand and use basic directional concepts can help us find our way around a new place, follow directions, and communicate more effectively with others.

Spatial Awareness: Learning directions helps your clients develop spatial awareness, which is the ability to understand how objects and people relate to each other in space. This skill is crucial for activities such as sports, dance, and other physical activities.

Safety: Knowing how to give and follow directions can also help keep us safe. For example, a client who can give accurate directions to their home can help someone find them in case they get lost.

Language Development: Learning directions helps children develop language skills, as they need to use and understand directional words when communicating with others.

Problem-Solving: Understanding directions is an important part of problem-solving. For example, if a child is trying to assemble a toy, they need to understand which pieces go where and how they fit together. This requires an understanding of directional concepts.

Driving/Travel: Understanding directions is crucial for safe and efficient driving. For example, knowing which direction to turn at an intersection or how to follow road signs and markers is essential for safe and effective driving.

Job-related tasks: Some jobs require good directional skills, such as delivery drivers, surveyors, and construction workers. Learning and improving directions can help adults perform their job-related tasks more efficiently and effectively.

Math Skills: Basic directional concepts are also important for developing math skills. For example, understanding left and right can help with learning how to read a number line, which is an essential part of early math education.

Executive Functioning: Executive functioning refers to the mental processes that help us plan, organize, and complete tasks. Learning directions can help develop these skills by requiring children to process information, make decisions, and execute a plan.

  • App. 1 - step 1    up, down, right, & left
  • App. 1 - step 2    up, down, right, & left
  • App. 1 - step 3a  right, & left
  • App. 1 - step 3b   up, down, right, & left (.......will follow soon.....)
  • App. 2 - (.......will follow soon.....)
  • App. 3 - (.......will follow soon.....)
  • App. 4 - (.......will follow soon.....)

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Calligraphy is not currently included in the standard curriculum in Canadian schools. While calligraphy may be taught in some art or design classes at the post-secondary level, it is not a mandatory part of the K-12 curriculum. There may be a variety of reasons for this, and removing it from the curriculum is a disservice to students from my point of view. Not only the calligraphy is an important form of artistic expression that teaches valuable skills such as hand-eye coordination and patience, but also helps to preserve cultural traditions-a traditional art.

While there may not be specific research studies on the benefits of calligraphy in early education, there is evidence to suggest that handwriting, in general, can have a positive impact on cognitive development in children. For example, a 2014 study published in the journal "Frontiers in Psychology" found that children who practiced handwriting showed increased activation in areas of the brain associated with reading and writing, compared to children who simply viewed letters on a screen. The study suggests that the physical act of handwriting may help to reinforce the neural pathways involved in reading and writing, leading to better overall language skills.

Additionally, a 2018 study published in the "Journal of Educational Psychology" found that children who were taught cursive writing performed better on tests of reading, writing, and spelling than children who were only taught manuscript writing. The researchers suggest that the complex movements involved in cursive writing may help to improve fine motor skills and overall cognitive development in children.

So!!! ... handwriting in general can have important cognitive benefits for children.

The full references for the studies I mentioned earlier:

  1. Dinehart, L. H., & Manfra, L. (2018). The contribution of handwriting and spelling remediation to writing processes and outcomes: A quasi-experimental study. Journal of Educational Psychology, 110(4), 503-520. doi: 10.1037/edu0000236
  2. Longcamp, M., Boucard, C., Gilhodes, J. C., Anton, J. L., Roth, M., & Nazarian, B. (2014). Learning through handwriting: A functional MRI study. Frontiers in Psychology, 5, 37. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00037

Additional - James, K. H., & Engelhardt, L. (2012). The effects of handwriting experience on functional brain development in pre-literate children. Trends in Neuroscience and Education, 1(1), 32-42. doi: 10.1016/j.tine.2012.08.001

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Activities to improve receptive language skills.

Pointing

Pointing to an image is a very effective way to help a child improve their receptive language skills. This technique is often used in picture books or flashcards, where a picture of an object is shown, and the child is asked to identify the object or repeat its name. Pointing to images can be particularly helpful for children who are visual learners or those who may have difficulty with verbal communication. It can also be useful for children learning a second language, as it helps them associate the new word with the object or action it represents.

Long before a child speaks his first words, he/she will learn to understand words. The app above can help your child boost his receptive language skills (improve a child's receptive vocabulary).

More animals

  • App. 1   dog, cat, sheep, & pig
  • App. 2   horse, zebra, cow, & giraffe
  • App. 3   sparrow, duck, chicken, & rooster
  • App. 4   bunny, skunk, fox, & lamb
  • App. 5   bear, lion, dinosaur, & elephant
  • App. 6   monkey, panda, rabbit, & squirrel
  • App. 7   butterfly, bee, ant, & ladybug
  • App. 8   frog, snake, tiger, & wolf
  • App. 9   fish, whale, dolphin, & shark

 

 

More animals - six cards

 

 

Details Written by Natanael Dobra - Communicative Disorders Assistant (CDA) 

  1. Rehab Articles
  2. Upper Limbs & Speech I
  3. Upper Limbs & Speech II
  4. Insights from Studies

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