Same
Aided Language Input (ALI)
Ideas for communication opportunities throughout the day
Requesting
I want the same thing
Same one
Want some
Commenting
It is the same
Have the same
Those are the same
Tastes the same
Asking/Answering Questions
Is it the same?
Why is it the same?
Where is it the same?
Here is the same
Social Interactions
Same place, same time!
We like the same things
We have the same
Protesting
Not same
Don't want same
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
Play with Lego/blocks. Talk about making things that are the “same” or different than each other.
Play sorting and matching games (e.g., pictures/cards or real-life objects like socks!)
Semi-Structured/Group Activities
Ideas on how to use the core word in a group activity
Have a student of the week. Use a visual array of different features (e.g., eye color, hair color). Point or gesture to one of the options and comment that these students have the same hair colour etc.
Guess who – identify who has the same __ features.
Categorize items (e.g., these are animals are the same because they are/have __.)
Suggestions of Predictable Chart Writing sentence frames
We like the same ____. (broad categories, e.g., food, games, movie)
The ____ is the same. (using a visual array and naming features such as color, size, shape).
Our ____ is the same. (e.g., body parts, clothes, lunch items)
Links to interactive Boardmaker activities created to target the core word