Sunday, August 23, 2009

Interesting teaching aid


This is the teaching aid that interest us. It interest us as the teaching aid is beautiful and colourful. Students will be more interested and easily absorb their lesson when they saw colourful and attractive teaching aid. The teacher had paste the teaching aid on the wall. This will ensure that the students to look at it whenever they enter the class. The teacher can easily teach them. The teacher can match the words in the pencil shape with the words in the sweet shape.

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Pocket Chart

Ujian diagnostik





Flash Card








What is Flash Card?

Introduction
Flash cards are useful for drilling new letters, syllables, words, and other information. They are normally used in a classroom, but can also be used more informally.
Definition
A flash card is part of a set of cards on which are written items to be studied. They are “flashed” (shown quickly) one by one to a learner to elicit a quick response.
Uses
Here are some other uses for flash cards:
• Use two matching sets of them with games such as How to play the Memory game .
• Have learners practice tracing the characters on the cards with their fingers.
• Make up your own games using the cards.
Features
Here are some features of flash cards:
• Flash cards are sets of cards printed with information to be studied, such as
o definitions
o formulas
o letters
o multiplication tables
o prefixes
o syllables, or
o words.
• If there is an answer or solution to what appears on the front of the card, it is printed on the back so that the person showing the cards can see if the learner's answer is correct.
Examples: o The front of a card shows a mathematics problem. The back shows the answer to the problem.
o The front of a card shows a term to be defined. The back shows the definition.
• Flash cards can be made from
o index cards
o cover or card stock, or
o other heavy paper.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

speech language therapy

Being able to communicate with people is very important. A speech-language pathologist, or speech therapist, is trained in the study of how people communicate; how people learn language, speech, and nonverbal communication; and the disorders that can affect speech and communication and how to treat those disorders. Once diagnosed, the therapist can create a program of speech and language therapy for the patient. Therapy can include stimulation through audio-visual aids, the use of repetitive practice drills, and various physical strengthening exercises. It is hoped that, with diligent work, speech and language therapy will enable the patient to speak clearly and easily communicate with others.
For language issues, the speech therapist may first determine if the patient suffers from a receptive or an expressive disorder. A patient who suffers from an expressive disorder finds it difficult to communicate and share his feelings. Patients who have a receptive disorder find it hard to understand the people around them and have problems interpreting non verbal communication cues and body language.
One type of speech and language therapy that is used to treat language disorders are language intervention activities. Using books, objects, and games, the therapist interacts with the patient by getting him to talk and play. This helps the patient connect certain words with their corresponding object, definition, and/or facial expression.
Speech problems are divided into three main types: functional or articulation, fluency, and resonance disorders. Patients with functional disorders have problems pronouncing certain sounds correctly. A fluency disorder, such as stuttering, is a condition where the speech is interrupted by repetitions, lengthened sounds, and breaks in sound. Those who have a resonance disorder cannot control the volume or pitch of their voice.
Problems with articulating sounds can make it difficult for other people to understand the patient. Speech and language therapy can help eradicate diction issues through articulation therapy. Articulation therapy can be used to aid with all three types of speech disorders. Therapy usually involves exercises that are repetitive drills that focus on how certain sounds are produced. For example, a patient might be asked to repeat drills to work on words with "s," "f," and "sh" sounds, since they are all produced similarly.
Speech and language therapy can also involve physical exercises or oral motor exercises. By exercising the face, mouth, and tongue, the patient may find himself better able to control the muscles in the mouth, thus allowing for greater articulation and fluency. Therapists also find this therapy useful for enticing young children to participate in therapy because they look like they are making silly faces.