Language

Touch & Spell Cards

Each set of 20 brightly illustrated cards is great for building word recognition, phonemic awareness and spelling skills of simple words. Each card is double-sided, featuring an illustration of an object along with the word spelled out on the first side. The second side again features the same illustration with a set of spaced lines for children to reproduce the spelling of the word using the Tactile Lowercase Letters (sold separately). Tactile letters are in two colors, blue for consonants and red for vowels. Cards measure 8.5"x5.5". From 3 years.
(please note that the card sets and tactile letters are sold separately)

L749	Touch & Spell Cards - Long Vowel Words	$8.95
L576	Touch & Spell Cards - Short Vowel Words	$8.95
L727	Tactile Letters - Lowercase (54 pcs.)	$10.95
L760	Set of all 3	$27.95

Sign Language Match-Ups

Playing with these two unique sets of puzzles will teach children sign language and increase vocabulary. First Signs Match-Up includes 26 two-piece puzzles that match signs and pictures familiar to young learners. Animal Alphabet Match-Up includes 26 double-sided, two-piece puzzles that reinforce letters of the alphabet and early pre-reading skills. Completed puzzle measures 5"x3".

L142	First Signs & Animal Match-Ups (set of 2)	$19.95

The Five Senses Game

This game will provide early learners a fun introduction to the five senses, and a means for developing a receptive and expressive vocabulary applicable to each sense. Each player takes a sense card and places it in the top corner of their game board. Using the spinner, players spin to fill their game boards with items that use the particular sense they have selected. A more difficult level can be played using 2 spinners. The cards and boards are extra-durable, made of no-tear plastic. Cards are great for other language activities as well. Game includes: 5 game boards (8"x5"), 35 game cards (2.5"x2.5"), and 2 easy-spin spinners. For 1-5 players. From 3 years.

L129		$23.95

The Infant/Toddler Photo Activity Library

This essential teaching tool helps develop early language and literacy skills. Cards are very large (9"x12"), making them great for circle time and small group activities. The sturdy four-color photo cards are organized into themes. Each card has a photograph of people or objects that are familiar to young children. The back of each photo card has a vocabulary list, suggested activities for each photograph, the American Sign Language sign related to the image, and a recommended children's book. Cards are packed in a handy, zippered carrying pouch with dividers for organizing the cards by theme. Themes include: me and my body, families, things I wear, toys, pets, big animals, transportation, and construction. 52 photo cards measuring 9"x12".

L481		$49.95

Slide & Learn Cards

These unique cards are a fun way for children to develop literacy skills and extend their vocabulary. Sliding apart the top and bottom of each card will reveal letters, numbers or words. Each box contains 15 double-sided cards that were created with early childhood experts and teachers. Cards measure 6.5"x4". From 3 years.

L751	Slide & Learn - Opposites	$9.95
L823	Slide & Learn - Numbers	$9.95
L946	Slide & Learn - Alphabet	$9.95
L367	Slide & Learn - Animals	$9.95
L816	Set of all 4	$37.95

AlphaRings

A fun, hands-on way to learn the alphabet! AlphaRings are a great way to reinforce letter identification and letter sound association. Use them with students who are just learning the alphabet, children who need additional help remembering the sounds of the letters, and with children who are struggling with letter reversals, e. g., confusing letters "b" and "d". The rings feature uppercase and lowercase letters plus full-color illustrations. They are adjustable and therefore comfortable for young learners of all sizes. Vowels are printed in red, consonants in black. Includes 130 rings - 5 of each letter - and a "Tip Sheet" of suggested activities. Ring face is about 1"D. From 5 years.

L097		$19.95

Come Learn with Me

A colorful and interactive way to promote a variety of language-based skills through hands-on learning. Each book contains pictures to place on hook n' loop dots. Children learn to identify and name common objects, match pictures, follow one and two-step directions, sort and categorize, tell stories, and much more. 8"x 8.5". Spiralbound. Each has 14 laminated pages.

L347	Come Move with Me	$19.95
L754	Come to My House	$19.95
L550	Come Ride with Me	$19.95
L082	Come to My Farm	$19.95
L173	Set of all 4	$74.95

Soundtooning

Put together a pan and a cake. What do you get? A pancake! Connect two pieces, turn them over, and discover a fun new compound word. Soundtooning makes it fun to learn the key pre-reading concepts of syllables and compound words. It is also great for children with apraxia. Colorful, photo-realistic puzzle pieces are self correcting, easy for little hands to hold, and can be used in 4 different engaging games. Includes 40 two-sided puzzle pieces, 40 laminated word cards, 60-word vocabulary list, and a step-by-step guide. Puzzle pieces are 2.5" x 2.5". From 3 years.

L804		$16.95

Teaching Tiles Reading Centers

A hands-on approach to developing beginning reading skills! Students practice reading skills using motivating manipulative materials. Large, chunky tiles are easy for early learners to use and are illustrated with colorful, attention-grabbing photographs. Vivid photo-illustrated activity cards are self-checking to support independent learning. Sturdy plastic work trays hold activity cards in place. Great for learning centers, individual practice, and small group instruction.
Reading Readiness Center reinforces beginning reading skills such as letter recognition, letter sound recognition, letter sequencing, beginning word formation, vocabulary, opposites, and rhyming. Beginning Reading Center provides activities for students who have mastered basic reading readiness tasks. Targeted skills include initial and final consonants, short vowels, beginning word formation, beginning sentence formation, reading comprehension, vocabulary, and rhyming. Each center includes a plastic tray, 50 self-checking activity cards, 100 tiles, and a teacher's guide. Tray is 11"W x 7"D x 3"H. Tiles are 1.5"sq. From 4 years.

L986	Reading Readiness Center (Level I)	$39.95
L646	Beginning Reading Center (Level II)	$39.95

Sequencing Sounds

A sound and picture matching activity to work on recognition of short sound sequences. A total of 40 sounds on the CD give the individual sounds from 14 two-step sequences and 4 three-step sequences. Students put the pictures in order based on the sounds they hear. All sequences are familiar to young children, like brushing your teeth, having breakfast, or blowing out the candles on a birthday cake. 40 cards; 6" x 8".

L323		$69.95

4-Step Sequencing Center

Working with sequences is a great way to help children develop skills in story telling and ordering of events. This activity will also help develop observation, memory, and logical thinking skills. Each activity mat has an initial picture followed by 3 blank spaces for the picture tiles that complete the sequence. Activity mats are laminated. The picture tiles are made of foam material which makes sequencing easy since they "stick" well to the activity mats. Set includes 26 individual sequence mats, 70 extra-thick soft picture tiles, and a kit box with drawers for organized storage and easy access. Includes an activity guide. Box is 12"x 9" x 4". Picture tiles are 1.5" x 1.5". From 4 years.

L721		$29.95

"Picture This" CD

Create your own lotto and flash cards quickly and easily! This CD is a wonderful tool for anyone working on young children's language and speech. Contains over 5,000 high-resolution photos in 38 categories such as actions, animals, clothing, toys, emotions, opposites, prepositions and many more. You can create lotto boards, or easily format photos into various size flash cards with or without text, including your own words.
You can also search pictures phonetically or by word, print labels in five different languages, easily move and copy pictures, and print any custom-sized card with or without colored borders and labels. This CD is a great resource for language and speech therapy, and for creating augmentative communication systems.
System requirements: Windows 95, 98, ME, XP, 2000, NT or Vista, or Mac with OS 8.5 or higher, including Mac OS X.

L260	"Picture This" CD - Professional Edition	$89.95

Interactive Reading Books

Created by a Special Education teacher, these unique books are a wonderful way to use the power of visual strategies to teach children how to create sentences and expand their language use. Children also learn to associate pictures with written words and develop matching skills, picture identification, labeling, and reading skills. Each of the 8 books includes movable pictures with hook-and-loop fasteners. The child matches each picture to its place in a sentence, or at a more basic level the child matches each picture to its identical image. Drawings are colorful and attractive. The fun, interactive nature of these books is rewarding to children with and without special needs. Books are 8"x 5", laminated and bound by two rings. Each book includes 12 activity pages plus picture library pages. Laminated cards are 2"x 2".

L683	I Go to School	$22.95
L330	Things I Do at Home	$22.95
L167	Action!	$22.95
L606	How Do I Feel?	$22.95
L385	The Ups and Downs of Opposites	$22.95
L972	Sounds Good to Me!	$22.95
L289	How Many?	$22.95
L997	What Color Is It?	$22.95
L724	Set of all 8 Books	$174.95

More Interactive Reading Books

Six new interactive reading books (see description above).

L478	Pigs in Space	$22.95
L120	Who's On First?	$22.95
L062	What Do I Do?	$22.95
L221	What Is It For?	$22.95
L874	What Do I Say?	$22.95
L452	Meet the Word Family	$22.95
L272	Set of all 6	$134.95

Fantanimals

Create your own fantastic animals! A variety of face and body parts attach with Velcro to the soft body and create imaginative animals. Feet, eyes, mouth, tail, wings, horns and more. A lot of fun while learning face and body parts vocabulary. Machine washable! Available in two different styles. Yellow body is 8"H x 5"W x 5"D. From 3 years.

L510	Fantanimals - Yellow Body	$23.95
L076	Fantanimals - Green Body	$23.95
L919	Set of 2 (one of each)	$44.95