LANGUAGE AND AUDITORY PROCESSING TOLL-FREE Telephone Orders: (888) 758-9558 www.acawebsite.com 7 Vocabulary Builders for Adolescents with Special Needs Katie Sciurba and the ACA Staff Ages 13 through 19 Teach vocabulary to adolescents with vocabulary deficits using informational articles that provide meaningful contexts for teaching vocabulary words commonly used within the curriculum. As students participate in the activities, they learn about topics such as finding employment, protecting the environment, dealing with peer pressure, and cultural differences. The articles may be presented orally to students. Worksheet activities challenge students to respond to questions, define words, and use vocabulary in sentences. Words such as hazardous, regulations, survival, efficient, and qualifications are targeted. A CD with the complete book is also available. © 2010 Academic Communication Associates, Inc. 110 Vocabulary Builders for Adolescents Oil Spills and the Environment Oil is an important source of energy that is becoming more expensive. Oil is used to produce the fuel we use in our cars and trucks. When oil prices increase, the price of gasoline increases. We depend on oil from from other parts of the world. Accidents sometimes occur when oil is transported in large ocean vessels. These accidents may cause oil tanks to puncture. Some oil tanks are located deep in the ocean. A major catastrophe can occur if these tanks puncture. It is not easy to plug up oil tanks located deep in the ocean. The oil spill caused by these leaks poses a threat to ocean life. A spill is detrimental to sea creatures because they cannot clean the oil from their bodies. Fish often die from exposure to large amounts of oil. Birds may die because the oil prevents them from flying. If they cannot fly, they cannot catch their food. Some people earn their income by finshing and selling the fish that they catch. If the ocean is contaminated, the fish may not be healthy to eat. Many people like to surf or swim in the ocean. Following an oil spill, the water in the ocean may be hazardous to your health. It is important to plug up tanks that are leaking oil and to clean up following a major spill. Oil spills have caused serious problems for the environment. It can take years for the environment to recover from this type of pollution. We need to do everything that we can to prevent oil spills from occurring. Student:_______________________________ Date:_______________ Article #20 © 2010 Academic Communication Associates, Inc. www.acadcom.com CARE Language Processing Activity Resource 36 ____ 1. A healthy diet is essential for a rapid recovery following illness. _______________________________________________________________________________ ____ 2. The preceding television program was based on an actual event. _______________________________________________________________________________ ____ 3. Sometimes citizens are accused of crimes that they did not commit. _______________________________________________________________________________ ____ 4. We need access to resources that can assist earthquake victims. _______________________________________________________________________________ ____ 5. The governor’s opinions about taxes are controversial. _______________________________________________________________________________ ____ 6. Mark’s contributions to the discussion were irrelevant to the problem being discussed. _______________________________________________________________________________ ____ 7. The inspection identified severe damage to the rear axle of the car. _______________________________________________________________________________ ____ 8. The doctor was not convinced that the medicine would be effective. _______________________________________________________________________________ ____ 9. Cars function best if provided with the recommended maintenance. _______________________________________________________________________________ ____10. The prompt delivery of mail is a high priority. _______________________________________________________________________________ Rephrases Sentences Worksheet #4-10 Name: ___________________________ Date:__________________ Instructions: Ask the student to rephrase each sentence by creating a sentence that has the same meaning. Activity 4 CARE Language Processing Intervention Resource Ages 12 through Adult This book includes language processing exercises and reproducible worksheet pages to help older children and adults who have difficulty processing and using language. The activities challenge students to recall information and to think about what they hear in sentences and paragraphs. Students also practice using contextual information to facilitate comprehension. Listening passages in CARE focus on topics such as recycling, protecting animals, and interacting with people who have disabilities. Skills emphasized include using contextual information, identifying words with similar meanings, rephrasing sentences, combining details to create sentences, defining words, explaining idioms, recalling steps in a process, recalling details from messages, and making inferences. The optional CD includes the entire book plus supplemental activities. New expanded CD CARE Language Processing Intervention Resource #41001-C26 Printed Book $37.00 #41001CD-C26 Digital Edition (CD) $37.00 #41002-C26 Printed and Digital $52.00 Vocabulary Builders for Adolescents with Special Needs #41003-C26 Printed Book $39.00 #41003CD-C26 Digital Edition (CD) $39.00 #41003BCD-C26 Printed and Digital $54.00 Processing Auditory Directions Ages 5 through 10 Use the reproducible activities in this book to build listening skills and basic concepts as children process auditory directions. The book emphasizes directions relevant to completing worksheets and various tasks within the classroom. Concepts relating to size, location, shape, and time are emphasized. Activities targeting multi-step directions are included! Processing Auditory Directions #42402-C26 Printed Book $37.00 #42402CD-C26 Digital Edition (CD) $37.00 #42402BCD-C26 Printed and Digital $52 .00
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