Why
Aided Language Input (ALI)
Ideas for communication opportunities throughout the day
Requesting
Tell me why
Ask me why
Why don't we go ___ now
Commenting
I don't know why
Why, that's weird
Asking/Answering Questions
Why did she do that?
Why is that?
Social Interactions
I wonder why
Why on earth would ___?
That's why
Protesting
Why not?
Why you not help?
Stop asking me why
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
Talk about things you wonder about (e.g., “why is the sun so bright”)
Talk about “why” things happen
Why does it get dark?
Why do we sleep?
Semi-Structured/Group Activities
Ideas on how to use the core word in a group activity
Do a science experiment and talk about “why” things are happening
Discuss “why” you might be feeling or responding a certain way to different scenarios
Why I feel sad when I don’t get invited to a birthday party
Why I make a fist when I’m feeling angry
Suggestions of Predictable Chart Writing sentence frames
Why did you ___?
Why are there ___?
Why do we ___?
Links to interactive Boardmaker activities created to target the core word