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Activities for developing communication.
Strategies for eliciting single words/short phrases/gestures
various contributors
Created 3 October 2014; updated 27 August 2015.
Strategies for eliciting single words/short phrases/gestures
| Activity name/materials | Instructions | Comments |
| Wrong picture names! Materials: Set of pictures of everyday objects - these should be cards that the child knows the names of |
First next last; first last templates
Template to use for first/next/last or first/last sequencing - with space for pictures. Example activities: sequences three pictures with first next and last.
Created 18 October 2012; updated 19 July 2015.
Initiation prompt cards
Examples of prompt cards you could use to help a child initiate - includes the main part of a sentence which the child may need to fill in using a name. Example activity.
Created 18 October 2012; updated 8 December 2015.
Phrases cards for emotions game
Created 18 October 2012; updated 30 April 2022.
Generic game track
neil
A coloured track which, along with dice and counters for example, could be used to make a variety of activities into a game - for example, shake the dice, move the counter, and if you land on an orange square, pick a card and describe what is on it.
Created 18 October 2012; updated 19 July 2015.
1-6 Grid
Grid containing the numbers 1 to 6. This can be used in a number of games - for example this emotions game.
Created 18 October 2012; updated 30 April 2022.
Communication activities for classes
various contributors
Created 12 September 2012; updated 11 May 2023.
Communication activities for classes
A selection of speaking and listening activities on Commtap which could be used with classes, for example on No Pens Day Wednesday. If you spot any other suitable activities on the site, you can edit this page. Or if you have an idea for another activity, you could add it to the site.
Number action rhymes
Below are some action number rhymes which you can use to develop children’s understanding of numbers and also encourage them to initiate and continue the song/interaction with you.
Remember to sing these songs a few times with your child and show them how to move their hands/body by modelling it yourself.
The Animal Challenge
Flowchart of questions to identify an animal.
Created 15 May 2012; updated 18 July 2015.
Blank 3 question challenge
Template for creating questions using a flowchart: see https://en.commtap.org/language-communication/develop-question-skills for ideas as to how you could use this.
Created 15 May 2012; updated 16 July 2015.
Intermediate Listening Games
Intermediate listening games for groups.
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