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STOP! COLLABORATE AND LISTEN!
Collaborating with your preschool teachers so that language groups are fun
and IEP goals are addressed!
Lori Skidmore MCD, CCC-SLPskidmorel@marshallk12.org
Jennie Baker MA, Collaborative ECSEbakerj@marshallk12.org
What does research say?Children with Disabilities:
• Can make significant developmental and learning progress in inclusive settings (Grisham-Brown, Pretti-Frontczak, Hawkins, & Winchell, 2009).
• Experience greater cognitive and communication development than children with disabilities in separate settings (Green, Terry, & Gallagher, 2014; Nahmias, Kase, & Mandell, 2014; Rafferty, Piscitelli, & Boettcher, 2003).
• Are more socially competent than peers in separate settings. They have more social interactions and a larger network of friends (Katz & Mirenda, 2002; Justice, Logan, Lin, & Kaderavek, 2014).
Children without disabilities:
• Can show positive developmental, social, and attitudinal outcomes in inclusive settings (Diamond & Huang, 2005).
• Are capable of demonstrating greater compassion and empathy, and develop a better understanding of human diversity (Odom, et al., 2004).
• Benefit from the learning and developmental supports provided by teachers skilled in meeting the needs of individual students (Odom, Buysse, & Soukakou, 2011)
But do we have to?
Our Indicator 6: Preschool LRE mandate from OSEP is the percentage (the State target is at least 53%) of special education students receiving the MAJORITY of their special education services in the regular early childhood environment. This Indicator is part of each LEA’s Performance Profile and plays a part in the LEA’s determination status (meets requirements, needs assistance, requires intervention), and ultimately can affect their money.
When OSEP says it, suck it up….There is also a January 9, 2017 OSEP Dear Colleague letter (https://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/memosdcltrs/preschool-lre-dcl-1-10-17.pdf) that reaffirms & strengthens 2012 letter. It says its purpose is to “… reaffirm the position of the U.S. Department of Education that all young children with disabilities should have access to inclusive high-quality early childhood programs where they are provided with individualized and appropriate supports to enable them to meet high expectations.” There is a huge body of research that points to increased efficacy of special education services when they are provided in the classroom with typically developing peers. So many benefits! For students just beginning with artic., for example, resource may be appropriate, but when it comes to carryover and any language/DD type students should be seen in the classroom to the maximum extent appropriate for that individual child. The letter also speaks to this: “Under section 612(a)(5) of the IDEA, to the maximum extent appropriate, children with disabilities, including children in public or private institutions or other care facilities, must be educated with children who are not disabled.” This includes preschool students.
My structure of language group
1. Good Morning Song
2. Greeting to each student with picture or printed name
3. Color of the week
4. Book
5. Shape of the week
6. Letter of the week
7. Book about concept
8. Song
(Adjust this as needed depending on your books and songs)
Incorporating music in language groups:
Music intelligence is as important as logical and emotional intelligence. This is because music has the ability to strengthen the connection between the body and brain to work together as a team. - Howard Gardner psychologist
1. Good morning song
It’s our time to sing together
It’s our time to sing together
It’s our time to sing together
Sing hello, hello.
It’s our time to pat together
It’s our time to pat together
It’s our time to pat together
Pat hello, hello
It’s our time to clap together
It’s our time to clap together
It’s our time to clap together
Clap hello, hello
*Start circle time with this every single day.
*Use sign language
*Switch up the patting and clapping once the children know the song. Cross midline.
*Keep the tempo the same
*Tell my students WHY we always start off this way: to get our MINDS and BODIES READY!
2. Greeting each student
Good Morning ______.
Good Morning ______.
Good Morning ______.
We’re so glad you’re here!
Do you know my friend’s name, my friend’s name, my friend’s name? Do you know my friend’s name? Yes his/her name is ________! (to the tune of “Do you know the muffin man?’’)
Is ______ here today? Is ______ here today? Jump up and Down and dance around if _______is here today! (“Farmer in the Dell”)
Velcro board
Pictures of each student
Put 3 on board
Pull a picture out of the bag and that is the way you sing. (ex. Cowboy, Elsa, Ninja Turtle,cat, etc)
Put pictures of yourself and teachers, paraprofessionals, etc.
Tell the kids it is important to call their friends and teachers by name!
Write names on notecards.
Use pictures or notecards.
3. Color of the week Have a box with different items and pictures of that color.
Ask what each item is.
Describe the item and see if they can guess.
Super fast round! Hide item, count to three and pull it out.
Sing color song and incorporate signs.
Use a super talker or choice board for your children who are nonverbal or limited.
4. Book related to colorRed: The Big Red Barn, Llama Llama Red Pajama
Orange: 5 Little Pumpkins
Yellow: I Feel Sunny
Green: Go Away Big Green Monster
Blue: Little Blue Truck
White: Pete the Cat and His Brand New White Shoes
Brown: Brown Bear Brown Bear What do you see?
Black: Pout Pout Fish in the Big-Big Dark
*Black box: Hold 4 items in front and tell the child “Point to Gorilla.”
ALP.1.2.3 Point to and/or name requested picture from a group of 4.
*Sing “Spider on the floor” song. Say “Put your spider on your head, leg, etc.”
ALP.1.3.2 Attend and respond to simple commands.
LL.P.1.1.2 Follow a one-step direction.
LL.P.4.5.5 Attend to songs/rhymes/finger plays
*Book:What is this? This is a ___ What is he doing?
LL.P.3.1.1 Spontaneously name pictures, objects or actions.
LL.P.3.1.2 Imitatively….
LL.P.4.2. Responds to questions
LL.P.4.3 Engage in conversation
LL.4.6.2 Fill in missing words in stories based on predictions. (ex. He was scared and alone in the dark. What do you think he is going to do?)
LLP.1.2.2 Listen to and look at entire book being read
5. Shape of the week
Frog Street Press Song
Shape box by Lakeshore
Google images of things that are that shape.
Song: Wave your color shape in the air. Repeat 3 times.
Put your color shape on your body part. Repeat 3 times.
To the tune of: “He’s got the whole world in His hands.”
6. Letter of the weekLetter boxes from Lakeshore
Letter Big Book
Show them where they make the sound and get them to repeat it.
Song related to sound if possible. (ex. Conversation Station, Drills On Wheels)
Song related to letter if possible. (Bringing home a baby bumblebee, Tiny Tony, etc)
*If you are losing the interest of your students, sing the book to the tune of “100 Bottles of Beer on the Wall.” *I ask my PK teachers to go in order of how the sounds are developed. Start off with /w, p, b, m, h, n, t, d/...
A few of my favorites: If You Give a Cat a Cupcake If you Give a Dog a Donut If you Give a Mouse a Muffin If you Give a Pig a Pancake
7. ConceptsAsk your teachers if they have specific concepts they are working on that week. If not, some good ones to address in PK are:
seasons, holidays, how to treat our friends, feelings, community helpers,
jungle animals, ocean animals, insects, farm animals, etc.
8. SONG/closing
End with a song or activity that is fun!
Ask them what they can tell their mommy/daddy/Grandma/aunt that they
learned in circle time today.
Paraprofessional/teachers DO’s and DON’TS during language group?
DO….Most to least prompting with students
Quietly, provide positive reinforcement
for appropriate behaviors
Support and assist with communication devices, pictures etc.
Redirect students attention with a gesture or visual cue
Support students with physical needs
DON’T…..
Talk or socialize
Have a “side conversation” with your student
Reprimand a student who is not sitting immediately next to you
Answer out loud for student you are assisting
Weekly Concepts AugustWeek 1 Theme: Back to School Color: Blue Shape: Circle Letter: Bb
Week 2 Theme: Choices Color: Red Shape: Square Letter: Pp
Week 3 Theme: Choices Color: Green Shape: Triangle Letter: Ff
SeptemberWeek 1 Theme: Family & Friends Color: Yellow Shape:StarLetter: Ss
Week 2 Theme: Family & Friends Color: White Shape: Rectangle Letter: Ww
Week 3 Theme: Family & Friends Color: Brown Shape: Oval Letter: Oo
Weekly Concepts OctoberWeek 1 Theme: Community Helpers (Firemen) Color: Black Shape Diamond Letter: Cc
Week 2 Theme: Community Helpers (Policemen) Color: Orange Shape: Triangle Letter: Hh
Week 3 Theme: Community Helpers (Garbage men, Doctors & Nurses) Colors: Orange & Black Shapes: Diamond & Triangle Letters: Cc & Hh
NovemberWeek 1 Theme: Fruits & Vegetables Color: Yellow Shape: Circle Letter: Vv
Week 2 Theme: Fruits & Vegetables Thanksgiving Color: brown Shape: Triangle Letter:Tt
Week 3 Theme: Fruits & Vegetables Color: Red Shape: Rectangle Letter: Rr
Weekly Concepts
DecemberWeek 1 Theme: All Things Christmas Color: Green Shape: Oval Letter: Ee
Week 2 Theme: All Things Christmas Colors: Red & Green Shapes: Oval & Triangle Letters: Rr
JanuaryWeek 1Theme: Winter & New Year’s Colors: Blue & White Shape: Circle Letter: Ii
Week 2 Theme: Winter Color: Gray Shape: Diamond Letter: Ww
Weekly Concepts
FebruaryWeek 1 Theme:Winter & Valentine’s Color: Purple Shape: Oval Letter: Gg
Week 2 Theme:Winter & Valentine’s Colors: Red & Pink Shape: Heart Letter: Hh
Week 3 Theme: Winter Colors:BrownShapes: All Shapes Letter: Mm
MarchWeek 1 Theme: Jungle Animals Colors: Yellow & Green Shapes: All Shapes Letter: Yy
Week 2 Theme: Spring Color: Yellow Shapes: All Shapes Letter: Ss
Week 3 Theme: InsectsColor: Green Shapes: All Shapes Letter: Jj
Week 4 Theme: Spring Color: Orange Shape: Diamond Letter: Kk
Weekly ConceptsAprilWeek 1
Theme: Weather & Farm Animals
Color: Gray
Shape: Triangle
Letter: Aa
Week 2
Theme: Ocean Animals
Color: Blue
Shape: Oval
Letter: Uu
Week 3
Theme: Zoo Animals
Colors: Black & White
Letter: Zz
Week 4
Theme: Fairytales
Color: Purple
Shape: Diamond
Letter Qq
MayWeek 1
Theme: All About Numbers
Color: Red
Shape: All Shapes
Letter: Nn
Week 2
Theme: Flowers & Insects
Color: Green
Shape: All Shapes
Letter: Ii
Week 3
Theme: Review All
Favorite MusicThe Leap frogs (colors)
Stephen Fite (sing and read shape big books)
Raffi (singable songs for the very young,)
Kids express train (Drills on Wheels, Rocking and Talking)
The Laurie Berkner Band
Rachel Arntson (Conversation Station)
Shawn Brown (Super Fun Transitions)
Bianca Merkley (You Tube) Turkey Dance Song
Favorite Authors Deborah Diesen:
The Pout Pout Fish Goes to School
The Pout Pout Fish in the Big-Big Dark
James Dean:
Pete the Cat I love my white shoes
Pete the Cat and his 4 Groovy Buttons
Pete the Cat Trick or Pete
Pete the Cat Saves Christmas
Pete the Cat: Rocking In my School Shoes
Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes
Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses
Jennifer Ward:
Somewhere in the Ocean
Olive A. Wadsworth:
Over in the Meadow
Lucille Colandro:
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Shells
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Frog
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Turkey
Favorite Authors (Continued)Anna Dewdney:
Llama Llama Mad at Mama
Llama Llama and the Bully Goat
Llama Llama Time to Share
Llama Llama Red Pajama
Llama Llama Holiday Drama
Llama Easter Egg
Deborah Guarino and Steven Kellogg:
Is Your Mama a Llama?
Bernette Ford and Sam Williams:
No More Biting for Billy Goat
Lauren Numeroff and Felicia Bond:
If You Give a Cat a Cupcake
If You Give a Mouse a Brownie
If You Give a Pig a Pancake
If You Give a Moose a Muffin
If You Give a Dog a Donut
If You Give a Pig a Party
Janan Cain:
The Way I Feel
Taro Gomi:
My Friends
Favorite Authors (Continued)Jane Yolen and Mark Teague:
How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?
How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
How Do Dinosaurs Go to School?
How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food?
How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Birthday?
How Do Dinosaurs Count to Ten?
Gillian Shields and Georgie Birkett:
Sometimes I feel… Sunny
David Elliott and Holly Meade:
On the Farm
Karen Katz:
No Biting
Will Grace and Scott McBee:
Caterpillar Dance
Lisa McCourt and Cyd Moore:
I Love You, Stinky Face
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