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Sorting Games You Can Do At Home for Speech Therapy

Sorting is a critical math skill for children to develop. Not only does sorting help children to identify patterns, but it also helps them to understand more complex concepts like numbers and operations. There are many different ways to sort and lots of fun sorting games that you can do at home with your children. In this article, we will provide a lot of ideas for sorting activities and free sortings activities that you can do at home

Sorting is a critical math skill for children to develop. Not only does sorting help children to identify patterns, but it also helps them to understand more complex concepts like numbers and operations. There are many different ways to sort and lots of fun sorting games that you can do at home with your children. […]

Why questions for speech therapy

Why questions flashcards for speech therapy and ABA, ABLLS-R aligned free pdf file flashcards to practice Why children autism special needs

In this resource, children learn to understand and answer why questions through 120 flashcards designed to make the learning process intuitive and easy.   Why teach WHY questions in speech therapy   Why questions, and WH questions in general, are very important for developing speech and communication for many reasons: they equip children with the […]

‘Which’ questions’ flashcards for ABA and Speech Therapy -ABLLS-R aligned H31

Which questions flashcards for speech therapy and ABA, ABLLS-R aligned free pdf file flashcard to practice which children autism special needs

This resource features ‘which’ questions using choice flashcards with pictures to make the learning process easy and intuitive.   Why learn Which questions?   ‘Which’ questions are some of the most powerful WH questions. Without them, children are unable to express choice and preference for something over the other. Children with special needs are particularly […]

What Questions’ Intraverbal Task Cards for ABA and Speech Therapy

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This article features task cards to practice “What” questions intraverbals in different settings.   1. When can your child learn to answer What questions’ Intraverbals?   Your child is ready to practice the free Intraverbal task cards offered in this activity once he has successfully learned What Questions in this article.     So start […]

Free WH Questions Discrimination Scenes – ABA and Speech Therapy

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This is a great activity to practice WH Questions in a structured way and with little or no prep.   1. When to Practice WH Questions Scenes?   Your child or student will be ready to practice WH Questions using this resource when he is capable of answering all WH Questions including What, When, Who, […]

FREE WH Questions Discrimination Flashcards – ABA and Speech Therapy

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Learning to differentiate WH Questions is an important skill in the WH Questions learning process. This activity includes 28 printable cards to successfully teach your child to answer multiple WH Questions at once.   1. When to teach your child WH Questions’ discrimination?   Only after your child or student is fully capable of answering […]

Pattern Matching and Extending for ABA & Speech Therapy

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Teaching patterns is an important part of any preschool or ABA program because It sets the ground for a lot of other major skills and competencies.   1. Why learn to match and extend patterns? The ability to recognize and create patterns helps build a strong foundation for future learning In math, Pattern practice is […]

Things That Go Together / Matching associated pairs – Speech Therapy & ABA

Matching skills for things that go together, associated pairs pictures or objects for speech therapy and ABA, ABLLS-R aligned autism flashcards

In this resource, children learn to match pairs of associated elements. They learn to make a logical connection between items through fun and engaging activities.   Why learn to pair things that go together?   Learning to match sets of objects that go together is an important skill to master for young children and children […]

Matching Non-Identical Pictures for ABA and Speech Therapy

Matching skills for non identical pictures or objects for speech therapy and ABA, ABLLS-R aligned to develop speech and language

Matching non-identical pictures is an important skill to learn in ABA and Speech therapy and the foundation for many other skills such as sorting categories, functions, and features.   Why learn to match non-identical pictures?   The goal of learning to differentiate similar, yet non-identical pictures, is to be able to find subtle differences and […]

Complete guide to Matching skills – speech therapy & ABA

Matching skills of identical and non identical pictures or objects for speech therapy and ABA, ABLLS-R aligned to develop speech and language

Matching is a simple skill that lays the foundation for the development of receptive and expressive language. Luckily, it is a relatively easy skill to teach and to learn for children with Autism and other developmental delays.   Why teach matching skills to children in speech therapy or ABA?   Matching skills are great to […]

Free When questions flashcards for speech therapy

When questions flashcards for speech therapy and ABA, ABLLS-R aligned free pdf file flashcards to practice with children autism special needs

When questions are one of the most difficult WH questions to teach because, in order to understand them, your child has to fully understand the concept of time. In this resource, children progressively learn to answer ‘When’ questions using flashcards with varying difficulty levels. These flashcards were designed with real pictures to ease the child […]

The concept of time: how to teach it and why it’s difficult

How to teach the concept of time for children with autism or special needs 3 free printables+6 activities pactice time for ABA speech therapy

A. Why is it important to teach children the concept of time? The importance of understanding and managing time is everywhere. Children have to know and respect their schedules at school, bedtime, mealtimes, playdates, birthdays. Not understanding time and how it works is a major setback from many of the daily life activities for autistic […]

WH Questions: the ultimate guide for Speech Therapy

Asking and answering Wh questions is a key milestone in language development for children and crucial to be able to communicate with each other. In this guide, you will learn everything there is about WH questions; when to teach them, how to assess the child, how to teach them, and in which order, a list of 200 WH question examples, and other free resources to practice with your child.

Asking and answering WH Questions is a key milestone in language development for children and crucial to be able to communicate with each other. In this guide, you will learn everything there is about WH questions; when to teach them, how to assess the child, how to teach them, and in which order, a list […]

Yes/No questions – 80 flashcards (ABLLS-R Aligned G23)

Yes/No questions are crucial to the development of language and communication skills. Giving your child plenty of opportunities to work on Yes/No questions should then be a priority in his learning program. This activity offers a free pdf file with 80 flashcards of Yes/No questions to teach your child to answer simple everyday questions.   […]

Find the community helpers – 40 flashcards

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As a parent, we teach our children to avoid strangers. But in case of emergency, children should be able to trust and ask for help from the community helpers (strangers in uniform) that are here to help. In this article, we provide learning tools to teach children 40 different community occupations. Each flashcard asks the […]

“WHERE” questions flashcards for ABA and Speech Therapy

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In the third flashcard set on “Wh” questions, we feature questions that start with “Where”. These questions teach children about places we find and do things. It is important that your child has substantial knowledge of places and locations. If not, you can start with places and locations flashcards first.   Why learn to answer […]

Free “WHAT” question flashcards for ABA and Speech Therapy

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This is the second article in our series on “WH” questions. Like “Who” questions, “What” questions are some of the easiest questions to teach children from age 2.   Why learn to answer “What” questions    Learning “What” questions is as important for language and communication development as “Who” questions. It mainly helps with conversations […]

“WHO” questions’ flashcards for speech therapy

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This is the first article in our series on “WH” questions. “Who” questions are the easiest questions to understand for children from 2 years old and to teach in ABA or speech therapy sessions for children with autism or speech delay.   Why learn to answer “Who” questions    It is absolutely fundamental for children […]

Food sorting activity for putting away groceries

This is an easy print-and-go set on shopping life skills for students working on putting away groceries. It is a fun activity that teaches children to identify items that go to the fridge, those that go to the freezer, and those that go into the pantry. This is one of the first and easiest shopping […]

72 question on which objects belong to a category

144 questions/flashcards to teach children sorting categories class in ABA speech therapy kindergarten ABLLS-R, kids with autism Down Syndrome

In the series of classification flashcards, we reach the point where the child finds, among many objects, those who belong to a specific category.   How to teach the child to find an object that belongs to a specific category  The objective of this activity is to teach the child to differentiate the items that […]

Complete guide to learning the features of objects

If you are new to learning the features of objects you should start here to understand the process. It might seem complicated to see all of these files and activities, let me explain :   Why teach the Features of objects to children in ABA or Speech Therapy? Understanding the connection between an object and […]

Guide to learning the function of objects

If you are new to learning the functions of objects you should start here to understand the process. It might seem complicated to see all of these files and activities, let me explain : Step 1: sorting activities  This first step includes two phases Phase 1: sorting by function for beginner The student here learns basic […]

Classification flashcards: what category is it?

144 questions/flashcards to teach children sorting categories class in ABA speech therapy kindergarten ABLLS-R, kids with autism Down Syndrome

In this activity, we are working on classification from a new angle. The child learns to identify a class by looking at some of its components through 144 questions/flashcards that teach the child to identify categories.   How to teach classification? Classification is a fundamental skill for children in preschool, kindergarten, and even elementary school. […]

Places and locations flashcards

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In this activity, children learn to identify places and locations. These include places in the city, in the house, in nature, etc. By going through the 50 flashcards (in the download section below), your child will have the opportunity to:  learn to identify places and locations learn new vocabulary   What are some examples of […]

Classification flashcards: what category do objects belong to?

144 questions/flashcards to teach children sorting categories class in ABA speech therapy kindergarten ABLLS-R, kids with autism Down Syndrome

Classifying is a critical foundational skill that children need to master for future learning. At a young age, our brains begin to sort, organize and connect new information to previous experiences. That’s why children only a few months old can already distinguish between familiar and unfamiliar people. When can I start teaching classification to children? […]

Sorting categories for advanced students

Learning categories 2.0 As we have successfully completed the beginner level for sorting categories, our students now have a basic understanding of the object/category connection and can go forward with more complicated exercises making deeper connections. Through this advanced level, sorting exercises are more challenging and require more concentration. Why learn classification? Teaching children to […]

Sorting by category for Beginners

Why learn about categories Sorting by categories is the act of organizing objects into different groups that have similar attributes. Understanding categories of objects can be challenging for children in preschool or speech therapy. Categories are the foundation of learning, creating relationships, storing, and recalling words. Sorting by category is an important skill to acquire by […]

Feature questions: 96 task cards on the features of objects

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Why learn about features?   It’s important for children to understand the features of objects, especially children in preschool,  on the Autism spectrum, or those with learning disabilities. Teaching features in ABA and speech therapy helps children : expand their vocabulary and learn new words, improve their communication skills because, by learning about features, children […]

Features of items: Advanced Sorting by feature

Learning feature 2.0 in ABA and speech therapy   We have successfully learned, in the previous article on beginner sorting features’ exercise, to make a basic object-feature connection and we are now ready to go forward with a deeper understanding of the different parts of items. In this level of learning, we provide more examples […]

Objects’ features: Sorting by feature for Beginners -ABA & speech therapy

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Why learn about features in ABA?   Understanding the features of objects is an important part of any curriculum for children in preschool, on the Autism spectrum, or with special needs. But it can be very challenging if your child is not yet capable of making associations between an object and its features. It is […]

96 Functions’ questions for speech therapy and ABA

Functions of objects free flashcards for speech therapy, ABA ABLLS-R to learn to use functions for autism, down syndrome & special education

Why learn about functions in speech therapy and ABA?   Learning about the functions of objects in preschool, special education, speech therapy, and ABA is a great way to develop language and communication for many reasons : learning the functions boosts communication skills, and helps children learn how to carry a discussion by asking and […]

function of objects: what objects are used for

Functions of objects free flashcards for speech therapy,ABA & ABLLS-R to learn to use functions for autism, down syndrome & special education

Why learn about functions in speech therapy and ABA?   Everything and everyone we interact with, we do for a specific reason. It’s important for children to understand what objects are used for, especially children on the Autism spectrum or those with learning disabilities. Teaching functions brings many benefits: it expands the vocabulary, it improves […]

Function of objects: Advanced Sorting by function

Functions of objects free flashcards for speech therapy,ABA & ABLLS-R to learn to use functions for autism, down syndrome & special education

Learning functions 2.0 We have successfully learned, in the previous article on beginner sorting function exercise, to make a basic object-function connection and we are now ready to go forward with a deeper understanding of what items are used for. In this level of learning, we provide more examples of items per function and the […]

Objects’ function: Sorting by function for Beginners

Functions of objects free flashcards for speech therapy,ABA & ABLLS-R to learn to use functions for autism, down syndrome & special education

Why learn about functions Understanding the functions of objects can be challenging for children in preschool, on the Autism spectrum, or with special needs. But it is rewarding because it helps the child learn new vocabulary, develop conversation skills helps the child make inferences about objects How can ABA help acquire the language of functions […]