| Actions |
Language |
Present tense tacts |
The therapist presents a picture of an action or points to an action occurring in the natural environment and presents the vocal stimulus, ‘What is (pronoun/person) doing?’ |
‘(Action-ing)’ or ‘(Pronoun/person) is (action-ing).’ |
Example 1: waving
Example 2: kicking |
| Colors |
Academic |
Matching/sorting |
Using color cards or objects, the therapist presents a field of comparison colors, hands the child a sample color, and presents the vocal stimulus, ‘Put with same.’ |
The child matches the sample color to a comparison color in the field. |
Example 1: green
Example 2: yellow |
| Greetings and salutations |
Social |
Responding to greetings and salutations |
The child is greeted. |
The child makes eye contact with the greeter+(nonvocal and/or vocal response). |
Example 1: eye contact+waves
Example 2: eye contact+vocal, ‘hi’ |
| Prepositions |
Language |
Receptive |
The therapist presents a reference object, hands the child another object, and presents the vocal stimulus, ‘Put (preposition).’ |
The child places the object (preposition) the reference object. |
Example 1: on
Example 2: behind |
