Description: The cornerstone of comprehension, making inferences, becomes tangible for students with language-learning disorders. Students examine what they hear for a variety of clues and make meaningful connections to what they know. Written in the proven format of the Spotlight series, these activities help students develop listening skills with: -picture-supported lessons that shift to listening-only activities -carefully controlled vocabulary -a wide variety of curricular content as well as daily life experiences -minimal demands for writing -a pretest/posttest Students learn to reason and make logical inferences with this progression in activities: -answer where and when questions with picture supports -answer what, why, and how questions with picture supports -make inferences about feelings using picture supports -make predictions with picture supports -answer wh- and how questions about what is read -understand nonverbal language using picture supports -make inferences from the speaker's volume and speaking style -make inferences from what is heard

Author: LoGIUDICE, Carolyn / LaQUAY, Kate

Publisher: Linguisystems

Grade: G3-6

Format: SOFTCOVER/REPRODUCIBLE