How To Use

Example of an activity:

Using the specific prompts radiating out from the centre object you can help your child define a word. You may ask your child to place a counter on each prompt as he describes the object or he may prefer to trace along the line which leads to the prompt.

“Tell me about a hamburger.”

If your child does not respond, you should point to each picture prompt asking the relevant questions:

• Where do you find it?
• What can you do with it?
• What shape is it?
• What colour is it?
• What group (semantic class) does it belong in?
• What parts does it have? (Labelling the parts of objects greatly increases a child’s vocabulary. For example – yolk, white, shell)
• How does it feel (when touched)?
• When your child becomes competent with the specific prompts, a generic mind map is provided.