Resources for Teaching Language

There is a great deal more language that you can teach your child. There are many excellent books on the market where you can find additional teaching programs and methods.  We recommend the book “A Work in Progress; Behavior Management Strategies and a Curriculum for Intensive Behavioral Treatment of Autism” by Ron Leaf & John McEachin. That book contains a treasure trove of ideas for how to teach many different language skills including much of what we have covered here and also a great deal of descriptive language including adjectives like big and small, hot and cold, etc., the functions of objects (such as scissors are for cutting; a stove is for cooking, a cup is for drinking, etc.) prepositions (on, under, beside, etc.) and more. It also contains ideas for how to teach pronouns, the language of emotions, verb tense, and many, many other important skills. There are also recommendations for teaching play skills and early academic skills. The Work in Progress series now also has a “Companion Series” with DVD’s that show video examples of how to teach many of these skills. We recommend that you explore this series to build upon the skills you have learned thus far with this program.