Selecting Pictures
Aims
This activity is designed to:
- test your child's understanding of spoken words
- continue to teach your child to look carefully at pictures and to identify differences and similarities
- help your child to generalize their understanding of what words mean
When to use this activity
Use this activity if you are teaching a book that includes new vocabulary or vocabulary that your child is unsure of and you wish to test your child's understanding of the spoken words.
Your child should complete the Matching Pictures activity successfully with the target vocabulary before starting the Selecting Pictures activity.
Vocabulary selection
Use the vocabulary in the book you are teaching. If your child is more sure of some words than others, include them all in the activity so that your child can be successful as often as possible.
Varying the level of difficulty
Start with two cards to choose from when selecting less familiar pictures.
As your child becomes more practised with activity and more familiar with the vocabulary, you can increase the number of cards they have to choose from when selecting.
Teaching vocabulary and grammar
Please refer to the guidance earlier in this guide on how you can teach new vocabulary and grammar while working through the teaching activities.
Instructions
| 1 | Show your child the picture cards | |
[Cards]: Select one of each of the picture cards you wish to work with. ::: |
[Apps]: From the Main Menu screen, select Activities > Selecting Pictures. Select the picture cards you wish to work with. Tap the start button. ::: app-example
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| 2 | Attract your child's attention Say "let's point to pictures". Encourage your child to look at the picture cards. |
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| 3 | Ask your child to select a picture card Say "show me [park]" At first, you may need to prompt your child while they learn the activity. Point to/tap the corresponding picture card. If your child correctly selects the picture, say "yes -- [park] -- this is [park]" If you are modelling or prompting, repeat the word after you have selected the picture together -- say "this is [park] -- [park]" |
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| 4 | Repeat step 3 Continue to ask your child to select each card in the set. |
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:::App settings
The apps include the following settings that control how the activity is presented:
- Number of choices - Sets the number of cards to select from.
- Number of answer attempts - Sets the number of incorrect answers that can be given before prompting the correct answer.
- Time to wait for answer - Initially, this is indefinite to allow you to demonstrate and explain the activity.
- Enable spoken prompts -- When enabled, spoken prompts are provided. We recommend that you say the spoken prompts at first, and consider turning this option on when your child has begun to learn the activity.
- Enable rewards -- When enabled, the sounds of applause can be played at the end of the activity by tapping the check mark.
Recording progress
You can record your child's progress using the Vocabulary and Sight Words section of the record form for the book you are working on.
Record the dates your child first selects each picture (see example below).
Moving to the next activity
You can move on to the next activity (Naming Pictures) when your child can successfully select the pictures for the target vocabulary for the book you are working on.
