Willy wants to know...functions
by LIttle Speakers LLC © 2021
Price: $0.75 USD
Subjects: speech,receptiveLanguage,expressiveLanguage
Grades: 14,13,1,2
Description
Help Willy get his treat! This engaging 32-card dual-activity vocabulary deck builds word associations and function knowledge through two complementary tasks that work together to expand semantic understanding and word relationships. In "Willy Wants a Treat," students help Willy by pairing related items together using four-choice matching — finding which items go together because of their associations and relationships. In "Willy Wants to Know," students answer function questions by choosing from four options to tell what objects, places, or people do — building the functional vocabulary that describes purpose and use. Working through both types of activities, students develop a richer and more complete understanding of how words connect, what things are for, and how objects and concepts relate to each other in meaningful ways. With a beloved character motivating them throughout, students stay engaged and focused through all 32 cards, eagerly working toward the moment when Willy finally gets his treat at the end of the deck! The reward at the end provides built-in motivation and closure that makes this deck feel purposeful and satisfying. Perfect for speech-language therapy targeting vocabulary, associations, and semantic knowledge, early elementary language arts, vocabulary intervention, and any setting where building rich word knowledge through associations and function is the goal!
Acknowledgements
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