Can
Aided Language Input (ALI)
Ideas for communication opportunities throughout the day
Requesting
Can you help?
Can we go now?
Can I have some?
Commenting
Can get more
I can touch my ___
It can go fast
The car can not fly
Asking/Answering Questions
Can I get more?
Can we go?
Can you touch your nose with your tongue? I can not
Social Interactions
I can help, can you?
You can do what you set your mind to
Protesting
I can do it (don't help me!)
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 “can” do throughout play
I can reach the top
You can run fast
I can choose a new colour
Semi-Structured/Group Activities
Ideas on how to use the core word in a group activity
Ask student’s who “can” do things to be a helper at circle time and have them answer “I can”
Use “can” to support discussion around recognizing strengths and abilities in ourselves and others
Discuss regulation strategies (e.g. When I feel ____, I “can” ____)
Provide a selection of possible, impossible, and silly actions (e.g. touch your tongue to your nose, fly, touch your toes). Each student can take a turn and answer if they “can” do the action.
Suggestions of Predictable Chart Writing sentence frames
Can you ____?
I can _____.
When I feel _____, I can ____.
____ can ____.
Links to interactive Boardmaker activities created to target the core word