Teaching Receptive Language Skills & Following Directions

receptive language

Free Workshop

Increase Talking &
Decrease Tantrums

in Young Children with

Autism &/or Speech Delays

It is very important that your child or client is able to comprehend your language, at least to some extent. Being able to comprehend language will help them follow directions, and let them know what is wanted from them. So that’s why today’s episode will focus on how to build receptive language abilities; how to assess comprehension; when to use visuals, and more!

For example, visuals are a great way to teach anybody a new word; as a matter of fact, most people learn best by using visuals. But if you don’t know when it’s appropriate to use visuals and when it isn’t, then your child can become dependent upon them and won’t actually recognize the word.

I’m also going to talk about how to sandwich harder tasks in between easier ones, also known as the Pre-mack Principle, and how you should utilize it.

If you’ve listened to my podcast before, then you know that my ultimate goal is for our children to live their happiest, healthiest, most independent lives; and that’s why language comprehension is so important.

Did today’s episode give you something to think about? Do you have a question for me, or a topic you would like to see covered in the future? Email me at [email protected]!

You'll Learn

  • Why assessing and teaching receptive language to children or people with autism is more important than teaching them expressive language skills.
  • How to assess between a language comprehension issue or a receptive language issue.
  • Ways to make assessments fun and avoid problem behaviors during assessment.
  • Why it’s important to plan for reinforcement and what kind of materials will be used to teach direction following.
  • When to pull in visuals to teach and fade out on prompts.

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