*Purchasers of this book can access additional online resources at www.routledge.com/cw/speechmark*
This comprehensive resource pack, developed in conjunction with education staff, draws on the principles of Alison Bryan-s original Colourful Semantics approach to provide professionals with an engaging, dynamic way to support children-s language development. By coding sentences using colour, symbols and signs, this visual approach aims to:
- Teach understanding of question words
- Develop vocabulary and increase sentence complexity
- Increase range and complexity of verbs (children with delayed or disordered spoken language skills often overuse simple verbs such as do, go or get)
- Improve children-s written language skills
This practical resource consists of three parts: a printed book containing ready-made session plan ideas,