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Ling 6 resources ideas (Global South)

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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).

Ah (aeroplane,Ìýmonkey)

Ee (bee,Ìýmouse,Ìýmonkey)

Oo (moon /*Rwanda translation – ukwezi, monkey),

Mm (pineapple,Ìýcool water bottle,ÌýCola,ÌýSodaÌý,Ìýbanana)

ShÌý (sleepingÌýbaby)

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 91ԭƬ 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 91ԭƬ members will be added to the website soon.