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Help students decode language ambiguities—inside & outside the classroom
As Far As Words Go
Activities for Understanding Ambiguous Language and Humor, Revised Edition
By Cecile Cyrul Spector, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Includes CD-ROM with printable game cards and game board!
"The author both teaches us and makes us laugh as she educates the reader about the perplexing language known as English." —Andrea DeBruin-Parecki, Ph.D., associate professor, Early Childhood, Old Dominion University
"Takes the exercise of metalinguistics beyond the phoneme, to the realm of words and sentences . . . It is great to see the practical application of research in such an inviting, well-organized volume." —Virginia Mann, Ph.D., Professor of Cognitive Sciences, School of Social Sciences, University of California, Irvine |
Understanding ambiguous words, phrases, and sentences is an important part of reading well, communicating skillfully, and enjoying humor based on word play. With this seven-unit activity book—filled with creative, ready-to-use activities based on jokes and puns—students will learn how to decipher the language ambiguities they encounter inside and outside the classroom.
Ideal for use with students in the upper elementary grades through high school and beyond, As Far As Words Go is what speech-language pathologists and education professionals need to
- improve students' literacy and communication skills, including semantic, metalinguistic, and pragmatic skills
- help students correctly interpret multiple-meaning words and phrases, such as homographs and homophones, idioms and proverbs, and metaphors and similes
- teach a wide range of students, especially those who have language or learning disability, or are learning English as a second language
- make learning fun with dozens of activities and a printable board game
- work with students in small group or one-to-one settings
- promote development of the skills students need to decode language complexities and humor cues independently when they occur in everyday language
To help professionals use the activities successfully, this book includes enlightening summaries of relevant research, background information on the language concepts, and specific techniques for presenting the activities and helping students generalize new skills in other settings. SLPs and educators will also get the practical content they need to implement the activities and assess student progress (see box).
A natural follow-up to Cecile Cyrul Spector's Sounds Like Fun, these engaging, effective activities will help students grasp the subtleties and complexities of the English language—so they can become more skillful readers and communicators.
With easy-to-use practical content:
- Photocopiable forms for assessing a student's understanding of ambiguous language and humor
- Full-color, easy-to-assemble game mat & both color- and icon-coded game cards—easy to print or photocopy
- Printable template for creating additional game cards
- Guide to common idioms and proverbs, including the ones used in the activities
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ORDERING INFO
ISBN 978-1-59857-056-4
Paperback / book with CD-ROM / 192 pages / 8.5 x 11 / 2009 / $39.95
Stock# 70564
SEE THE COMPANION SOUNDS LIKE FUN!
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Table of Contents
BOOK
About the Author
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Unit 1: Multiple-Meaning Words
Unit 2: Multiple-Meaning Phrases
Unit 3: Multiple-Meaning Sentences
Unit 4: Sound Changes
Unit 5: Switching Sounds or Words
Unit 6: Stress and Pausing Changes
Unit 7: Challenge Activities
References
Answer Key
Appendix A: Recording Form
Appendix B: Glossary of Idioms and Proverbs
CD-ROM
About This CD-ROM
Photocopiable Activities
Unit 1: Multiple-Meaning Words
Activity 1: Developing Sentences for Multiple-Meaning Words
Activity 2: Multiple-Meaning Words with Two Pronunciations
Activity 3: Using Homophomes in Sentences
Activity 4: Multiple-Meaning Words and Humor
Activity 5: Homophones and Humor
Unit 2: Multiple-Meaning Phrases
Activity 1: Idioms with the Same Meaning
Activity 2: Matching Proverbs with Their Definitions
Activity 3: Writing Paragraphs that Give Clues
Activity 4: Multiple-Meaning Phrases and Humor
Unit 3: Multiple-Meaning Sentences
Activity: Multiple-Meaning Sentences and Humor
Unit 4: Sound Changes
Activity: Sound Changes and Humor
Unit 5: Switching Sounds or Words
Activity 1: Switching Sounds to Create Humor
Activity 2: Switching Words to Create Humor
Unit 6: Stress and Pausing Changes
Activity: Stress and Pausing Changes and Humor
Unite 7: Challenge Activities
Activity: Unraveling Complex Language
As Far As Words Go Game
Instructions for Play
Game Mat
Yellow Card Deck (multiple-meaning words)
Green Card Deck (multiple-meaning phrases)
Red Card Deck (multiple-meaning sentences, switching sounds or words, and stress and pausing changes)
Orange Card Deck (sound changes)
Blue Card Deck (challenge activities)
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