Here
Aided Language Input (ALI)
Ideas for communication opportunities throughout the day
Requesting
Want here
Put more here
You not go here
Stop it here
Commenting
Is here
Up here
Here it is
I like that you're here
Asking/Answering Questions
Can you come here?
Under here
Who is here?
Who is not here?
Social Interactions
Here you are
I'm getting out of here
It's neither here nor there
Here we go
Protesting
No(t) here
no more here
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
Finger family (Where is thumbkin? “here” I am! )
Model “here” for where to place things (e.g., pencils go here, your name and date goes here on the sheet)
Semi-Structured/Group Activities
Ideas on how to use the core word in a group activity
When doing attendance, talk about who is “here” and who is not “here”
Discuss body autonomy and support students in learning where it is appropriate to be touched by another person. "here is okay", "here is not okay"
Make an obstacle course and have students determine where everyone start "Start here"
Play simon says and have students direct by picking an action and telling everyone to do it to wherever the director is (e.g., jump here, run here, roll here)
Suggestions of Predictable Chart Writing sentence frames
_____ is here.
Put ___ here. (noun)
___ over here. (verb)
Links to interactive Boardmaker activities created to target the core word