by Glinette Woods
Photocopiable workbooks
For children with language difficulties in mainstream and special education.
Can be used with Living Language by Ann Locke (published by NFER Nelson).
(Click on any underlined title to access that particular section)
Book 1 - Book 2 - Book 3 - Book 4CONCEPT CONSOLIDATION consists of a series of books developed by Glinette Woods over several years while working with children who find concept learning difficult. Each book contains 46 A4 photocopiable worksheets and covers only ONE concept per worksheet, with an uncluttered page where possible. On each worksheet, the concept word is in a box at the top of the sheet so that the child is clear on his or her target and sure of the spelling. The sheets can be collected and made into a book which can be used for revision at school and taken home for the parents to use.
Book I contains:-
Level I - hard, soft, noisy, quiet, heavy, a bit, all, a lot, some, inside, off, out, over, through, under, happy, naughty, sad.
Level II - same as, cold, dry, empty, full, small, biggest, another, behind, forwards, in front of, next to, outside, top, after, hungry.
Book 2 contains:-
Level III - different, new, furry, rough, warm, cross (shape), light (weight), short, tall, thin, bigger, fattest, heaviest, longest, smallest, about, both, every, few, most, nearly, only, backwards, between, in between, far, front, high, low, middle, side, together, always, before, cross (emotions), frightened, kind, thirsty.
Book 3 contains:-
Level III - smooth, short, bigger, longest, both, few, half, most, back, always, number.
Level IV - old, darker, plain, striped, comer, curved, straight, narrow, thick, wide, fatter, heavier, longer, smaller, lightest (weight), shortest, tallest, thinnest, fewest, less, above, across, against, facing, early, late, clever, excited, pleased, unkind.
Book 4 contains:-
Level I - noisy, heavy, all, by, to, under, again
Level 2 - same, circle, long, moving, another, away, near, top, after, soon
Level 3 - different, rough, side, thin, both, every, other, back, always, late
Level 4 - plain, striped, corner, rectangle, thick, wide, fewest, above, below, never
This is the complete INTRODUCTION and INSTRUCTIONS page as it appears in each book.
Please read this page!
CONCEPT CONSOLIDATION has been developed over several years while working with children who find concept learning difficult. Ann Locke's LIVING LANGUAGE scheme, published by NFER-NELSON, has been a tremendous help, especially in deciding which order to teach the concepts.
ALL CONCEPTS NEED TO BE TAUGHT AURALLY AND PRACTICALLY FIRST.
The worksheets are then given to
On each worksheet, the concept word is in a box at the top of the sheet so that
b) remind the child (and the teacher) which concepts the child is targeting;
c) give a visual record of those concepts worked on.
When the child has finished the worksheet, with as much or as little help as he or she needs, it is then read with the teacher and they go over the concept together. The sheets can be collected and made into a book which can be
b) it can be used to check the spelling.
This is always helpful as it gives continuity to the child. (See back inside cover for a suggested title page - this can be photocopied.)
b) taken home for the parents to use.
Some concepts can easily be found elsewhere in teaching materials e.g., colour, number and common shapes. Therefore not all Living Language sections are equally represented in CONCEPT CONSOLIDATION.
Many published materials on concept learning have more than one concept together. Children with language difficulties cannot cope with this. As Ann Locke's levels suggest, they should be taught one at a time, with a period of rest between opposites, superlatives and comparatives etc. CONCEPT CONSOLIDATION gives ONE concept per worksheet, with an uncluttered page where possible.
The mathematical concepts are a vital prerequisite to the National Curriculum and children working towards Level I often need work such as CONCEPT CONSOLIDATION offers.
The top of each worksheet shows the LIVING LANGUAGE Section Number, Section Title, Level and Concept. The sheets in this book appear in the Living Language order. CONCEPT CONSOLIDATION can, of course, be used without Living Language.
May they be as useful to you as they have been, and still are, to me. Happy consolidating!