Expanding Expression Tool

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EET Graphic Organizers

The Expanding Expression Tool is a framework designed to assist students in organizing information to facilitate better descriptive and re-telling skills.  This tool is frequently utilized during language sessions to promote increased vocabulary (describing) and as a graphic organizer to assist students in maintaining an orderly flow during writing assignments.  It uses the following strategy for all:

• GREEN = Group (What group/category does the item or person belong to)
• BLUE= Do (What does the item or person do, or what is the function)
• LOOKS LIKE = (Describe the size, shape, color, texture, features)
• MADE OF =  (Composition of the item, personality traits of a person)
• PINK = Parts (What are the individual parts of the item, story)
• WHITE = Where (Where would you find it, where did it happen/setting)
• ORANGE ? = (What else do I know, what is my opinion, what was the moral of the story)

For the Speech/Language Pathologist pushing into the classroom, this is an excellent tool!  This allows you to address both verbal and written language skills such as:

• descibing / defining
• paraphrasing
• summarizing
• relating information in a logical sequence
• expanding vocabulary (revising written drafts)
• comparing/contrasting
• answering wh-questions