Language Strategies for Older Students

Language Strategies for Older Students is a 256-page reproducible language programme targeting language comprehension, oral expression, and story grammar in students in grades 5 through grade 8 and students ages 10 to 14, designed for use by Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) and teachers.

Two hundred and fifty-six pages of curriculum-based reproducible lessons targeting language comprehension, expression, and story grammar give Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) and teachers a structured programme designed for upper elementary and middle school students who continue to need systematic language support.

Language Strategies for Older Students implements high-interest, curriculum-based lessons organized into three units, each focusing on language comprehension, oral expression, and story grammar knowledge. The reproducible lessons address listening, questioning, categorizing, sequencing, reasoning, and vocabulary at a level appropriate for upper elementary and middle school curriculum demands. The programme uses whole language philosophy, literature-based intervention techniques, and strategies for self-prompting. A CD-ROM for printing all activities, posters, and barrier games is included. Programme components include lessons, homework activities, skills checklists, parent newsletters, and a summer calendar. Developed by Michele Fagan and Vicki Prouty.

Who is this language programme helpful for?

Language Strategies for Older Students is designed to target language comprehension, oral expression, story grammar, listening, questioning, categorizing, sequencing, reasoning, and vocabulary in students in grades 5 through 8 and students ages 10 to 14. Ideal for use by Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) and teachers in individual sessions, pull-out groups, or classroom language instruction at the upper elementary and middle school levels.

Why Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) and teachers love this programme:

Older students with language difficulties often lack systematic, curriculum-aligned language instruction that matches their age and academic context. Language Strategies for Older Students addresses this gap directly. The combination of curriculum-based lessons, homework support, and parent communication tools helps SLPs demonstrate intervention relevance to school teams and families, particularly at transition points from elementary to middle school. Developed by Michele Fagan and Vicki Prouty.

Language Strategies for Older Students includes:

• 256-page reproducible manual
• 3 units covering language comprehension, oral expression, and story grammar
• Lessons, homework activities, skills checklists, parent newsletters, and a summer calendar
• CD-ROM for printing all activities, posters, and barrier games