I was recently contacted by a fellow SLP, Denise Parks. She informed me that she and two other colleagues developed a product based on the fact that they noticed in the schools that there were several students requiring vowel therapy. They noticed there were limited suitable materials to use. With that that thought in mind, they created, “No Glamour Vowels.” This book and CD are available through Linguisystems. They have recently sent me a copy to try out and review for all of you. Just note that the opinions are all mine!
What can you find in this book?
- General vowel information
- General techniques for vowel therapy
- Vowel production screener
- For EVERY sound (long and short) and diphthong: word lists, activity ideas, single word level (CV, CVC, CCVC) and word/phrase/sentence level presentation of the sounds. Sounds are in a box which can be cut and used for drill or any form of activity desired.
For example, for the “long a” one can find:
- Information such as mastery age and simple vowel placement, physiological description and elicitation ideas
- Word list: VC, CV, CVC, CVC, CVCC, and others
- Activity ideas such as making a cake as an art project
- Word cards such as: trains, thank, and straightwith images
· Cards for word/phrase/sentence level such as: day, this day, The baby blue jays will hatch today. All cards have images as well.
Sounds addressed:
•Long a
•Short a
•Long e
•Short e
•Long i
•Short i
•Long o
•Short o
•Hooked "u" (e.g., book)
•Diphthong "ow"
•Diphthong "oi"
The CD that came with the book is a bit different. The CD has generalization and practice ideas to easily print and use or even send home. It uses all the same sounds as the book.
•Generalization picture pages—illustrations with a short story or poem loaded with the target vowel sounds
•Personalized Practice—each word is presented with a picture and blank lines so you can customize the practice to your client
The table of contents of the CD can be found in the book as well. However, you can purchase the CD without the book and it will contain the entire book.
Things I like about this product:
- Great for Tier 3 in RTI
- Great resource when doing professional development and helping teachers with strategies for improving reading/spelling
- Comprehensive and includes every sound imaginable
- Takes the thinking out of making word lists!
- Love the activity suggestions and even production suggestions
Learn more about this product, view sample pages/table of contents, and how you can get this product yourself, at LINGUISYSTEMS.
