Kanin Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Hooray, my SpEd budget got a one-time boost of $2,000! I need to spend it on "instructional supplies" by the end of June. My students range from K-8, with mostly very typical needs in reading, writing, and math. I'd like to get some "general" things that could be used with many students. I can use my regular budget for things specific to individual kids. Any wish list items you'd recommend or love to buy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanin Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 I'd really like some materials to specifically target comprehension.... I remember at one of my old schools they had a book series that had different categories... inferencing, predicting, etc... I seem to remember they were smaller and thinner than regular books. (Good clue, I know! Sorry...) Writing is always difficult. Most of the paragraph or multi-paragraph writing materials are either way too wordy and busy, or too "cute," or too.... extra. Something super slimmed down and basic would be amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 I like High Noon Books materials for kids struggling with reading, especially their phonics-based series like The Talisman. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanin Posted May 29, 2022 Author Share Posted May 29, 2022 58 minutes ago, maize said: I like High Noon Books materials for kids struggling with reading, especially their phonics-based series like The Talisman. Oh yes, I love High Noon as well! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 3 hours ago, Kanin said: I'd really like some materials to specifically target comprehension.... Carson Dellosa has their Spotlight on Reading series, which I've used and liked. (all levels, all topics in the series) I'm using a bunch of Power Practice books (also a series) from Creative Teaching Press this year and really like them. The National Geographic grade leveled readers have been a winner for us. They're something he can just read and discuss and they balance fiction and nonfiction for less socially interested kids. Can't go wrong with any levels or books of IEW. Software for editing, basically anything Don Johnston sells. Inspiration, Ginger, basically all the stuff I don't have, lol. Subscriptions, espcially software like Lexia Story Champs if any of your kids have narrative language issues. books with audio. There's a series of abridged hi/low classics I started collecting that you can find with audio. Reading comprehension is such a can of worms anyway. You can have language deficits in syntax, vocabulary, etc., narrative language deficits, metalinguistics stuff like inferencing, all kinds of things being a factor. Lakeshore Learning has some terrific kits for language, reading comprehension, etc. They have board games (remind me, is this for a school or home??) and also more instructional materials like decks of cards for homonyms, comprehension, etc. You could blow a lot of money hot fast at Lakeshore. Reading Comprehension Games Library - Gr. 4-5 Reading Comprehension Games Library - Gr. 1-3 This is an example of their Quickies and Match/Sort and I REALLY like them. Super easy to use, actually pretty fun, nicely made, available for lots of topics and levels. Match & Sort Reading Comprehension Quickies - Gr. 2-3 Reading Comprehension Activities Workbook - Gr. 5-6 I buy my workbooks as pdf but here they are in print. Fiction & Nonfiction Paired Passages - Gr. 3 If you don't want cards, various publishers have workbooks in this vein. Text Structure Finding Evidence Kit - Gr. 4-5 Theme & Main Idea Finding Evidence Kit - Gr. 4-5 That's just stuff to get you started. You can easily blow a lot of that money just with Lakeshore Learning. 😄 https://www.lakeshorelearning.com/products/language/reading-comprehension-fluency/N/3469474959/page-1/sort-best/num-96/?view=grid&ref=hpS1FC2&update-filter=951228441 I have a bunch of their bingo games and they have them for all kinds of topics. Their geography games are terrific too btw. I LOVE their hands on spelling crosswords. https://www.languagedynamicsgroup.com/story-champs/ This is Story Champs. It's a big spend ($350) but so worth it if your students tend to have narrative language deficits. Open and go, terrific manipulatives to mark the story grammar components, a winner. You'd use it with every student forever to work on reading comprehension, narrative and expository writing, etc. https://www.kelly-mahler.com/product/the-interoception-curriculum-master-bundle/ Take your student's social comprehension and self regulation to the next level with interoception work for everyone. It may be a missing piece for them, the thing you didn't realize you were looking for. Again, will affect every area. Master kit is $454 and I suggest throwing in her $50 Body Check Ring as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbutton Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Stuff from Mindwing Concepts 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lecka Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Reading Mastery has some direct instruction with reading comprehension. I agree about Mindwings Concepts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lecka Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 https://www.nifdi.org/programs/about-the-programs I didn’t end up getting it, but the Language for Learning, Language for Thinking, Language for Writing series was for a lower level than the Reading Mastery started. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanin Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 Thanks everyone! I'm super busy finishing the year but I can't wait to come back here, read your suggestions, and digest everything! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Ooh I wish I had a budget!! My students like the Jake Maddox books - I teach 5-8 special education. https://www.amazon.com/Line-Jake-Maddox-Sports-Stories-ebook/dp/B00E3SY9IO/ref=sr_1_14?keywords=jake+maddox+books&qid=1654216615&sprefix=jake+madd%2Caps%2C79&sr=8-14 They're super high interest and easier reads. They're also not babyish and appeal to bigger kids! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
textilexst Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 That's a huge amount. I would buy the best online courses with the best tutors and be happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartlikealion Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Do you already have games? I would be tempted to get some fun educational games. Or tactile things to support current curricula. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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