Identifying and Describing – Semantic Skills

Identifying and Describing is one of a series of resources devised by Felicity Durham, and developed by Helen Rippon. Felicity is a specialist speech and language therapist working in a school. She identified the need for attractive, simple activities in a game format, to develop semantic skills.

Contents:

• 3 pages of activity suggestions.
• 5 pages of clearly illustrated activities & games, some in ‘board game’ format.
• 1 page of counters and direction cards.

Aims:

• To develop semantic skills in young children.
• To improve the identification and description of objects by function and location.
• To improve vocabulary development; use of adjectives; attention and listening; social skills; group discussion.

Suitable for: School, clinic, home; Small group & one-to-one settings for drill & practice.

Age Range: 3yrs. – 7yrs. Early Years: KS1 (can be adapted for differing skill levels).

Format: PDF file, 10 pages. Available by download, 258 KB or on CD.

Ref: SS1