Developing Oral Language with Barrier Games
by Hands On Concepts
Activities to develop oral language skills and enable children to learn to manipulate and control language to suit their purpose
A resource book and CD containing over 40 original Barrier Games for developing oral language skills.
Overview
Oral Language underpins the development of other language skills such as reading and writing.
By focusing on activities which develop oral language skills, children learn to manipulate and control language to suit their purpose.
Barrier Games
Barrier Games are a great language tool as they provide opportunity to develop skills for both speaking (composing) and listening (receptions/comprehension).
Barrier Games have been in existence for many years and include games which require players to give and receive directions while being separated by some kind of barrier. A common barrier game many of us will have played is Battleships, a hit/miss game using coordinates.
Creative Ideas
Barrier Games can be created with all kinds of materials. This book includes ideas for creating your own games with common classroom materials as well as providing copiable masters for over 40 original barrier games.
Features
Includes ideas for:
- Getting Started
- Catering for Different Abilities
- Barrier Game Types and Styles
- Hints for Successful Use
- Variation and Extension Ideas
- Paired, Buddy, Small Group and Whole Class games
Copiable masters for games cover themes such as:
- About Us
- Fairytales and Fantasy
- Animals
- Grids for Word and Number games
Contents
- Barrier Games Book
- Single-User Licensed CD-ROM containing:
- Full colour copy of the book (PDF)
- blackline copies of all games
- additional coloured copies of all games
This additional resource means that games can also be printed from your computer, ready-to-use, in black and white or full colour.
To see the Barrier Games table of contents, please click here.
We also have other books for developing oral language. Please click here for the HandiActivities range.
Developing Oral Language with Barrier Games is targeted at the following age ranges:
- Early Childhood
- Early Primary
- All Ages
Developing Oral Language with Barrier Games is designed to foster development in the areas of:
- Early concepts
- Communication
- Resource preparation
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