Description

Ages: All

Grades: All

Author: Rachele Ellsworth, M.S., CCC-SLP

Shipping Notice: This product is scheduled to ship in early February. Please note that if your purchase includes a pre-order item, your entire order will be held and shipped together once all items are in stock.

Balancing Burger—Describing Attributes Companion Cards

Build the core skills students need to make ideas clear, expand vocabulary, and participate in class. When learners can tell an item’s category, function, appearance, materials, components, and location, they strengthen the semantic networks that support listening comprehension, word finding, and expressive language. Based on research showing that targeting semantic features is more effective than teaching definitions alone, these cards help students—especially those with developmental language disorders—build robust word knowledge that transfers to speaking and reading.

Why It Stands Out

• Evidence-Based Design: Applies meta-analysis findings to move beyond simple definitions and build deep “lexical-semantic” representations.

• Reduces Cognitive Load: Uses a consistent six-question routine to help students organize their thoughts and increase descriptive accuracy.

• High-Repetition Practice: Perfect for quick-fire drills or warm-ups, allowing for dozens of trials in a single session.

• Seamless Integration: Designed to work perfectly as a standalone drill or as a structured companion to the Balancing Burger game.

Important Note:

The original Balancing Language Burger (#SC-1000) is sold separately and required to play.

What’s Included

✔️ 50-card prompt deck

✔️ 6 consistent attribute prompts per card (Category, Function, Appearance, Materials, Parts, Location)