Pronoun-‐Preverb Flipbook – Construction

Pronoun-­‐Preverb Flipbook – Construction & Playing Instructions by Gail M. Van Tatenhove, PA, MS, CCC-­‐SLP This Pronoun-­‐Preverb Phrase Flip Book is designed to help the person visualize and manipulate the icons for the pattern for pronoun-­‐preverb phrases. It supports seeing the patterns for (1) phrases that tell, (2) phrases that ask, (3) negative phrases that tell, and (4) negative phrases that ask. It provides something to manipulate as the person practices the available phrases with his/her device. These materials are designed as a three-­‐section flipbook with both a front cover and back cover. “Phrases That Tell” is the front cover and “Phrases That Ask” is the back cover. Each section and each card in each section flips independently of all the others. Pronoun-­‐Preverb Flip Books have been made for sequenced versions of Unity®144, Unity®84, Unity®60, and Unity®45. If the codes and icons in this version of Unity do not match the codes and icons used in your version of these Minspeak® Applications Programs (MAPs®), you will need to adjust the materials. Phrases That Tell: 1. Section 1 of the flipbook is a series of cards with a pronoun icon in the first slot. There are pronouns for female and male users from two ethnic groups. There is also a preverb key and preverb+s key so the helper verb can be said without a pronoun. (Note: The Unity®60 and Unity®45 MAPs do not have a preverb or preverb+s key.) 2. Section 2 of the flipbook is the card with the KNOT icon for negative contractions (e.g., you can’t, you don’t want). There is only ONE card in this section. 3. Section 3 of the flipbook is a series of cards with the icons for the preverb in the phrase. Phrases That Ask: 1. Section 1 of the flipbook is the series of cards with preverb icons. 2. Section 2 of the flipbook is the card with the KNOT icon for negative contractions (e.g., can’t you, don’t you want). 3. Section 3 of the flipbook is the series of cards with the pronoun icons. Making the Flip Book: 1. Front & Back Covers a. Print 1 copy of the front and back covers on card stock paper. b. Laminate the pages. c. Trim along all the dotted lines to separate into 2 cards. 2. Pronoun & Preverb Cards to Tell a. Open the file for the Unity program (e.g., 45, 60, 84, 144). b. Print 1 copy of the TELL file on card stock paper. Using heavier paper prevent seeing the printing from the other side (when you print on the reverse side.) c. Remove the pages from your printer and align them for printing on the reverse side. Line it up so that the same picture is printed “back-­‐to-­‐back.” It is likely that the dotted lines may not line up perfectly correctly after printing, but they will be close enough. Pronoun-­‐Preverb Flip Book® by Gail Van Tatenhove ©2001, 2013 1 Pronoun-­‐Preverb Flipbook – Construction & Playing Instructions 3.
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d. Laminate the pages. e. Trim along the narrow/small dotted lines. DO NOT TRIM the heavy dotted lines. Those are trimmed AFTER the Flip Book is assembled and bound. Assemble the front/back covers with the pronoun and preverb cards. Decide whether or not you want to keep all 4 “I” pronouns (to use with people of different gender/ethnicity) or whether you want to personalize the book for an individual student by removing all but the “I” pronoun used in his/her device. Bind the flipbook on the top with spiral binding, comb binding, or rings. Spiral bind works best. Cut along the lines that section each of the 3 sections of the bound flipbook. Cut out the blank flip sections of the bound flipbook. Cut out any unnecessary “I” pronouns. How to Use these Materials: 1. Use a game format to make learning pronoun-­‐preverb phrases fun. The game TROUBLE® by Milton Bradley is a good game to adapt for practicing pronoun-­‐preverb phrases. Make a strip showing the icon sequences for all 28 versions of the preverb-­‐
phrase phrase (side 1 = telling, side 2 = asking, side 3 = telling with negation, side 4 = asking with negation.) By attaching the variations of the phrases along the side of the game, you can practice all 28 versions of a pronoun-­‐preverb phrase while playing the game. Make up rules, such as “you have to say the phrase and use it in a sentence when you take your turn.” 2. Select one pronoun and practice all the different endings that “tell ” (e.g., I am going, I want, I like, I feel). Then flip the book over and use that same pronoun with all the different endings to “ask,” (e.g., am I going, do I want, do I like, do I feel). Repeat the 2 patterns using the negative contractions (e.g., I’m not going, I don’t want, I don’t like, I don’t feel vs. aren’t I going, don’t I want, don’t I like, don’t I feel.) Do enough for the student to develop a motor plan for the pattern. 3. Select one ending and practice using it with all the different pronouns to tell, ask, and say phrases with negative contractions (e.g., I can, you can, he can, she can, it can, we can, they can vs. can I, can you, can he, can she, can it, can we, can they vs. I can’t, you can’t, he can’t, she can’t, it can’t, we can’t, they can’t vs. can’t I, can’t you, can’t he, can’t she, can’t it, can’t we, can’t they). Do enough for the student to develop a motor plan for the pattern. Pronoun-­‐Preverb Flip Book® by Gail Van Tatenhove ©2001, 2013 2