Communication
These Communication programs target talking to others for different purposes. These purposes include targets like advanced requesting, report, and directing.
Presentations
3 to 5 mins presentation on theory concepts
Programs
Practical exemplars to demonstrate in phases
Articles
Additional information
on skills
Materials
Printable ABA tools to be used in lessons
Presentations
Program Videos
Using pointing to indicate preferences
This program teaches student to use pointing, a non-verbal communication to communicate their preferences, and encourages them to communicate spontaneously by understanding the power of non-verbal communications.
Gestures
This program teaches student to understand and use often-used gestures such as “stop” and pointing to communicate with others and to increase their ability to read social cues.
Non-Verbal Yes/No
This program teaches students to use head movements to indicate yes or no.
Choice Making
This phase teaches students to make choices when items are or are not present and in a variety of situations.
Communication Temptation – Requesting
This program teaches a student to use the correct word for a given situation, action, or item.
Simple Directing Activity
This program targets a child’s ability to provide simple directions.
Spontaneous Commenting
This program begins to teach a student to initiate making comments.
Asking Where Questions
This program teaches a student to ask “Where” questions under different circumstances.
Directing Others
This program is about spontaneous directing.
Communication Temptation: Activity Based
The purpose of this program is to have the student direct the teacher to do a task familiar to the student.
Communication Temptations – Directing
This program is designed to teach the student to tell others what he/she wants him/her to do.
Communication Temptations – Directing
Directing other people to follow instructions is a major skill for our students to get what they want. This allows our students to understand that they can use language to “control” other people which increases their motivation to communicate verbally. This program is designed to teach the student to provide different instructions to different adults […]
Communication Temptation – Seeking Help
The purpose of this program is to give opportunities for the student to learn to seek help from others when he/she is doing a difficult task.
Directing Others 2
This program is about spontaneous directing.
Communication Temptation: Where are you going?
This program is designed to have the student ask “Where are you going” when they see someone leaving.
Communication Temptation – Where are you going?
Question asking would be a good start to expand the variety of our students’ communication. The purpose of this program is to expand their communication variety and increase their awareness and curiosity to other people.
Communication Temptation: Seeking Help
The purpose of this program is to give opportunities for the student to learn to seek help from others when he/she is doing a difficult task.
Communication Temptation: What are you doing?
The purpose of this program is to teach the student to ask “What are you doing?” when they are interested in what someone else is doing.
Communication Temptation: Where
The purpose of this program is to teach the student to ask “Where is ________?” when they are interested in finding someone or something.
Directing in Activities (Characters to Specific Locations)
This program teaches students to use a full sentence to direct a therapist to put items in different locations.
Communication Temptation: How
This program is designed to teach the student to ask “How” questions in multiple scenarios.
Commenting in Play with Peers
Commenting skills in play can be taught successfully if we have our systematic plan. The goal of this program is for students to be able to demonstrate the skill in natural setting (without priming and also with peers).
Asking Advanced Questions
This program is designed to teach students to initiate questions in response to naturally occurring events. The goal of this program is to increase student’s awareness of his environment and actions that people are performing and provide a means of obtaining information.
Explaining How to Do Something
For children with more advanced language, we can teach them to explain to others about how to do something. This increases the student’s opportunities to interact with other people and express what he wants.
