Description: Handbook of Exercises for Language Processing. Add language richness to everyday communication with these stimulating activities in metalinguistics, humor, written language, and vocabulary expansion. Thousands of SLPs use the HELP books for: -high quality, timeless content -a broad age-range -a wide scope of developmental and acquired language disorders -goal-driven activities -gradual increase in complexity within and between activities The HELP 4 Handbook of Exercises for Language Processing book helps clients: -define and describe objects in a variety of ways -manipulate written sentences and write short paragraphs -talk about elements of language -understand humor, idioms, exaggerations, and other word play The activities develop language processing in four general areas: Defining and Describing -define words by function, location, events, origin, and critical attributes -describe items using adjectives, adverbs, and imagery -discriminate and sort by attributes Written Language -write words to complete a sentence -combine simple sentences -reduce compound and complex sentences -write sentences -write paragraphs Talking about Language -work with syllables, suffixes, prefixes, sounds in words, and rhyming words -identify sentences and rearrange words to make sentences -identify and apply linguistic terms such as sentence, question, title, and more Word Play and Humor -complete rhyming poems, phrases, and sentences -complete silly sentences, animal similes, and riddles -match idioms

Series: Handbook of Exercises for Language Processing

Author: LAZZARI, Andrea/PETERS, Patricia

Publisher: Linguisystems

Year Published: 1989

Format: SPI/REPRODUCIBLE

Reading Level: G1.5-2.5

Interest Level: G1-A