I cannot believe it is October already! The first month of school has flown by. In the speech-language room we have been busy. During the month of September we have worked on understanding our individual goals and objectives. This is often difficult for elementary aged kids. At the beginning of each session, I provide each student with their individual learning target for the session. At the end of each session, I asked them what they worked on or learned. We will be transforming these into I Can statements during the month of October. For example, I Can describe items with 3-4 attributes, I Can say my sound in words and sentences, I Can answer WH questions, I Can state synonyms.
For language group in Mrs. Lea's class we will be focusing on Harvest Time and Halloween during the month of October. We are adding new books to our adapted library as well as electronic books on the Smartboard and iPad. We will continue cooking, playing interactive games, and reading stories. Group time provides many opportunities to practice speech and language skills and address carryover from the speech room to the classroom.
Good Luck to all my third graders who will be taking the OAA tomorrow!
The end of the month will close out the first quarter. Look for speech-language progress notes in the student report cards.
