One of my students will be receiving some language help, particularly in the area of expressive language. At first we thought it was CAPD. I have an old Peabody Language Kit that has some good ideas, and also a photo library which has photographs of items in certain categories, like animals, personal items, body parts, etc. Other than those, what would be beneficial?
Re: expressive language activities
With my son I use a book called Language Wise by McGuinnies (You may need to check the spelling on that last name). A parent/SLP I know recommended Word Webs.
Another idea, and this is similar to what Mel Levine recommends in his book, “The Myth of Laziness.” Find out what interests your student has. For example, if it’s the weather, sports or some other thing, arrange for the student to give a weekly “oral update” on this topic.
Find out what he is interested in…I like using a whole language approach…Start with the photos get him to describe them…You may need to model things for him…Then you can help him create sentences and paragraphs about what he is learning… You can also help him create sentences to desribe what he likes by using some of the vocabulary that surrounds what he is interested in. For instance if he likes someplace like Medieval Times you can get some photos, select nouns, or who/what’s such as castle, knight, horse, sword… select some action words such as plays, dances, walks, runs, gallops, and some where words for location..in the lake, in the castle, Show him how he can use these to make up sentences to describe the picture or situation and then use them to create his own stories..and narratives.