Grateful
Compassionate
Loving
Faith-filled
Truthful
Learned
Active
Intentional
for our own gifts, for the gift of other people, and for the blessings of each day;
towards others, near and far, especially the less fortunate;
by our just actions and forgiving words.
in our beliefs
in what we say of ourselves, the relations between people, and the world.
finding God in all things
in our engagement with the world, changing what we can for the better.
in the way we live and use the resources of the earth, guided by conscience
What are Colourful Semantics?
Colourful Semantics is an approach created by Alison Bryan, a Speech and Language Therapist based in the UK.
- It is a method of teaching children how to understand and build sentences.
- It is aimed at helping children to develop their grammar, but it is rooted in the meaning of words (semantics).
- In Colourful Semantics, sentences are cut up into their thematic roles and these are colour coded:
- Who (Subject) – Orange
- What doing (Verb) – Yellow
- What (Object) – Green
- Where – Blue
Pictures are also used to help construct the sentences and they are also colour coded to match the above. For example:
Colourful Semantics can be used to help all children develop their language, but can be especially helpful for children with a range of Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) including:
- Developmental Language Disorder
- Developmental Delay or Disorder
- Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Down Syndrome
- Dyslexia
- Literacy Difficulties
- English as an Additional Language (EAL)