Close
Aided Language Input (ALI)
Ideas for communication opportunities throughout the day
Requesting
Want close
Need close
Help close
You close it for me
Commenting
It is closed
You're closed off
School is closed tomorrow
Asking/Answering Questions
Did you close the door?
When did it close?
Why are your eyes closed?
Social Interactions
Close your eyes
Close the door
It's bright, close the curtain
Protesting
It's not closed enough, don't close that
Songs and Videos
Listen for the core word in the song or video and model it on your communication tool each time you hear it
Books for Shared Reading
Listen for the core word in the book and model in on your communication tool each time you hear it
Naturally Occurring/Individual Activities
Ideas on how to use the core word in a naturally occurring opportunity
Any activity that requires closing (close a door, gate, jacket zipper, backpack, markers)
Hide plastic eggs and model “close” when you put something inside prior to hiding it
Play hide and seek. Tell the seeker to “close” their eyes when they are counting
Closing buttons or zippers on clothing items
Semi-Structured/Group Activities
Ideas on how to use the core word in a group activity
Go for a community walk and look for “closed” signs
Talk about store hours and when different types of stores are “closed”
Suggestions of Predictable Chart Writing sentence frames
Help me close the ____.
The ____ is closed
Why did you close the ____.
Close your ____.
Links to interactive Boardmaker activities created to target the core word