How Can Teachers Use It?
In the classroom, teachers can use Speech with Milo: Sequencing as a logic and language skills tool in lessons related to sequencing, storytelling, time, left-to-right reading, and developing complex sentences. Teachers could use it one-on-one, with small groups, or as a classroom-wide lesson and even relate the sequences to current lessons. For example, if your class is studying self-care, you could incorporate a little bit of sequencing practice into the lesson by choosing the sequences for getting dressed, tying shoelaces, washing hands, taking a bath, and brushing teeth. Note: This sequencing app is part of a series of Milo language skills apps created by a speech pathologist to help kids build critical sequencing skills necessary for their own storytelling and for increased comprehension of others' stories.
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What's It Like?
Speech with Milo: Sequencing is an educational card activity app that can help very young children learn to arrange actions in order and learn beginning reading and storytelling skills. The 36 common activities -- such as hitting a baseball or eating a sandwich -- were chosen by a speech-language pathologist to help kids learn to organize time, sentence, and storytelling concepts with familiar themes. Kids slide the three picture cards into correct order (first, next, and last), then watch the story come to life in a brief animated cartoon. Milo is a cute mouse who stars in all of the sequencing cards. The stories are each paired with their animated version that kids can play when they get the sequences correct, which provides a fun reward.
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Is It Good For Learning?
For very young kids, Speech with Milo: Sequencing is a simple way to learn very important skills in order, reading left to right, and storytelling. As they order the cards, kids are also using logic and visual clues to follow and predict what will happen in written and spoken stories while they follow directions and make conclusions. Since there's a very long list of sequences, all of which contain scenes that will be easy for most kids to identify with, teachers can choose to start with the ones most relevant for a particular student or group of students, season, or perhaps current classroom topics. This app provides many great choices within the card activity to maximize effectiveness. It would be nice to see more tracking information for teachers, therapists, and parents on kids' progress.
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Clear directions and familiar situations layout easy play.
Sequences on list can be chosen individually, in groups, or randomly.
Complete a sequence, tap play, and watch the animated scene.
Sweet animations reward kids for completing sequences.
