Locally sourced resources
Sustainable Ling 6 resources ideas that can be created locally by families and/or communities that support educational settings. (Thank you to Mrs Alex Moorcroft for knitting the sample objects).
Oo (moon /*Rwanda translation – ukwezi, monkey),
Mm (pineapple,Ìýcool water bottle,ÌýCola,ÌýSodaÌý,Ìýbanana)
Ss (snake, sound ofÌýwaterÌýbottle opening, sound ofÌýColaÌýbottle opening, sound ofÌýSodaÌýbottle opening)
*SodaÌý term used in some areas for fizzy drinks
Further suggestions
Mm – up to 250Hz – mmmmmama (use picture of child’s mother)
OoÌý – up to 750HÌýGorillaÌý
Ah – 1000Hz – ‘Jaaaaaambo!’Ìý Spread out the aaaaaa (Kenyan**)
EeÌý – up to 3000Hz ‘hibari!’ or in agreement with someone, people say eeeeee (Kenyan**)
ShÌý – 2000Hz (sleeping child/baby)
SsÌý4 – 6000HzÌýÌý siafu (whisper the whole word with emphasise on the ‘ss’) (Kenyan**)
** Thank you to Rosemary Gardner for the Kenyan specific examples. Rosemary is a 91ÔÆ¬ member and Auditory Verbal Therapist. She who works closely with professional peers in Kenya.
Contact Teresa Quail ([email protected]) if you have further examples to add to the list.
Further resources created with our 91ÔÆ¬ members will be added to the website soon.