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CONVERSATION START UPS
Introduce students to social language by focusing on the development of conversation skills
Conversation Start-Ups, by Rosie Simms, uses an interactive
game-board format to introduce students to social language by
focusing on the development of conversation skills. The game board
features 30 icons that represent familiar topics, such as school,
family, and hobbies, to help students begin and continue
conversations. Players share personal experiences, feelings,
opinions, and information. The other participants respond by asking
pertinent questions and making comments.
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
The basics of conversation are stressed in this game as players
respond appropriately to a topic by asking a question or making a
comment. There are no right or wrong answers since the focus is on
building oral-language skills. Cues, prompts, and sample dialogues
are included in the Teacher's Guide to help elicit responses and
ensure a positive experience for each student. Every student has an
opportunity to participate during each turn, which helps maintain
player focus and interest.
THREE LEVELS OF PLAY
Students have the opportunity to practice conversation skills using
three levels of questions. The Level One questions begin with 'Who,'
'What,' 'Where,' and 'When.' The Level Two questions are slightly
more difficult and begin with 'Why' and 'How.' Level Three promotes
higher-level thinking with language-expansion questions such as 'How
is it like...?' and 'How is it different from...?' The three levels
of questions make it easy for teachers to adjust the game for
students of varying ability levels.
CONVERSATION TOPICS
Game features 30 everyday, universal topics, making the game
appropriate for students of all ages and ability levels. The topics
will encourage students to share opinions and relate personal
experiences. Topic examples include 'Your favorite book' and 'Your
favorite food to eat.'
FULL-COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS
Colorful icons represent the 30 topics displayed on the board. These
illustrations allow students with limited or no reading skills to
participate.
GAME INCLUDES
A Game Board with 30 illustrations; a Spinner; a Teacher's Guide
with suggested questions, extension activities, reproducible study
sheets, and an assessment; a Game Die; and 6 Playing Pieces.
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