High School Seniors & Vocabulary Instruction

InferCabulary is being used in various learning settings to help educators improve their students' background knowledge, vocabulary, and critical thinking so they become better readers, listeners, and speakers. InferCabulary is being used by high school seniors:  InferCabulary is part of the daily routine for Anne Spencer’s senior English class. The students usually spend the first 10…

The Puzzle Method and Writing

Deena Seifert,M.S., CCC-SLP Beth shared The Puzzle Method with us, which helps writers develop main ideas and key details.  I've borrowed her puzzle idea and started using it with my elementary school writers who are writing sentences to describe pictured situations.  Sometimes students are overwhelmed with the many actions in a picture and don't know where to start. "Taking a page" from…

InferCabulary- Vocabulary Research References

InferCabulary is based on the latest vocabulary research. These researchers are literacy, cognitive psychology and speech language experts who have helped to support and inspire our research. References Alt, M., Plante, E., & Creusere, M. (2004). Semantic features in fast-mapping: Performance of preschoolers with specific language impairment versus preschoolers with normal…

It’s All in the Planning – Writing Strategies

The most difficult part of any task that you don't enjoy doing, is getting started. For struggling writers, working on a paragraph or paper is low on the list of "Fun Things To Do" or maybe not there at all.  So, the challenge is to make it fun or at least not frustrating. When you are baking a cake, you need a recipe. When you are putting together a swing set, you need the directions.…

“Seeing” the Story with Notability

To follow up on our last post, Bring Your Own Device Advice, I wanted to share how I use one of my favorite iPad apps, Notability, to help students with reading comprehension. Many tutors, teachers and SLPs use the Visualizing & Verbalizing (VV) method by Lindamood-Bell to ensure that students are visualizing language. This is such an important component of comprehension.…

Technology Solutions for Struggling Readers

"My child doesn't like to read. Is there technology out there to help my child when they have to read for school?" Deena Seifert, MS, CCC-SLP I hear this question more times than I can count in my private practice. Some students prefer to read rather than listen to audiobooks. Some like to be read to while they follow along in their book. Still others are auditory learners and prefer only to…

Articulation Practice and Mad Libs

Deena Seifert,M.S., CCC-SLP When we work with students on their speech sounds, we are counting on the student and his family to practice at home to carryover the techniques.  Mad Libs has created an iOS app that can help students carryover practice.  I give my students a list of their target sound in words categorized by noun, verb, adjective, adverb, etc.  We open the app, choose a Mad Lib…

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A web-based vocabulary tool that works on your laptop, tablet and phone! Teach from our growing list of over 2000 words for grades K-12. Image and audio-based learning is perfect for students with decoding difficulties. See How it Works…