Communication

** Skill Heirarchy-language, learning and imitation ** (based on ABLLS curriculum) __SDI Levels (from lowest level/easy –to- complex/hardest)__ 1) Match 2) Sort 3) identify objects or pictures(touched the one asked for) 4) label (name verbally)
 * [[file:Functions of Communication Rubric.pdf|Functions of Communication Rubric.pdf]]
 * [[file:Communicate rubrics - Content and Delivery.pdf|Communication rubrics - Content and Delivery.pdf]]
 * [[file:Communication - K-6 Listening and Speaking Rubric.pdf|Communication - K-6 Listening and Speaking Rubric.pdf]]
 * [[file:Communication - Level 1 Holistic Speaking.pdf|Communication - Level 1 Holistic Speaking.pdf]]
 * [[file:Communication - Level1 Analytic Speaking.pdf|Communication - Level1 Analytic Speaking.pdf]]
 * [[file:Communication - Level1SpeakingTasksExplanationofSpeakingRubric.pdf|Communication - Level1 Speaking Tasks Explanation of Speaking Rubric.pdf]]
 * [[file:Conversation Basics for Children with Autism.pdf|Conversation Basics for Children with Autism.pdf]]
 * 1) Identical objects
 * 2) Objects to pictures
 * 3) Identical pictures
 * 4) Pictures to objects
 * 5) Non-identical items
 * 1) Indentical items by only one function(easiest)/feature/class(hardest)
 * 2) Identical items that can be sorted by more than one function(easiest)/feature/class(hardest)
 * 1) out of 2
 * 2) out of 2 in any location/position
 * 3) out of 6
 * 4) out of 6 in any location/position
 * 5) touches parts of items/pictures
 * 6) adjectives that vary only in one dimension
 * 7) adjectives that vary by more than one dimension (color, concept, etc)

__Receptive early developing skills(from lowest level/easy –to- complex/hardest)__ 1) make a choice out of 2 2) eye contact with instructor for instruction/reinforce 3) works for immediate reinforcement 4) works for delayed reinforcement
 * 1) objects
 * 2) pictures

__Imitation skills into expressive language skills(from lowest level/easy –to- complex/hardest)__ 1) imitate a functional in/on action with an object (“put in/on”) or cause/effect (toy with a switch/button to activate) 2) imitate an action with an object (ex: stir with a spoon in a cup, tap pencil on table, etc) 3) imitate an action with an object on the body (ex: clap two blocks together, tap stick on knees, touch head with pointer, etc) 4) imitate body action-gross motor imitation 5) imitate gestures/sign language 6) imitate word approximations verbally (words for reinforcers first, then common objects) 7) Imitate words verbally 8) spontaneous labeling-1 word 9) 2 word imitation-1 target word + consistent word (target please) 10)2 words spontaneous with delayed model– 1 target word + consistent word 11)2 words imitation-2 varying words (target + adjective) 12)2 varied words spontaneous with delayed model 13)3 word imitation-1 target word + consistent phrase (I want target) 14)3 word spontaneous with delayed model-1 target + consistent phrase 15)3 word imitation of varied sentence structures 16)3 word spontaneous of varied sentence structures 17)answer what/who questions 18)answer where questions (with a visual) 19)answer action questions 20)answer a variety of wh-questions 21)picture-walk story retell (1 complete thought per page to describe illustration)