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TEACCH At Home:
Matching

Goal: Your child will match a variety of well-known objects.

Materials: Three matched sets of items you would like your child to know the names of.

Stimuli: Say "______(name of child), match _________(name of object).

Step 1: Place object 1 on the table alone in front of your child. Hand your child the matching object. He or she will match the two with full physical prompts.
Step 2: Your child will match the two with partial physical prompts.
Step 3: Your child will match the two with a model.
Step 4: Your child will match the two with only a verbal prompt.
Step 5: Repeat Steps 1-5 with object #2.
Step 6: Place object #1 and object #2 on the table in front of your child. Repeat Steps 1-4.
Step 7: Place object #1 and object #2 on the table in front of your child. Repeat Step 5.
Step 8: Place object #1 and object #2 on the table in front of your child. Repeat steps 1-5 for requested object, randomly alternated.
Step 9: Repeat steps 1-5 with object #3.
Step 10: Place object #1, #2, and #3 on the table in front of your child. Repeat step 9.
Step 11: Place objects #1, #2, and #3 on the table in front of your child. Repeat step 8.
Step 12: Place objects #1, #2, #3, and #4 in front of your child. Continue pattern of steps as above for as many objects as you desire.

Matching Ideas: cup, block, spoon, sock, plate, marker, legos, glove, toothbrush, small toys.
Later Matching Ideas: pictures, shapes, colors, animals, letters, numbers, words.
Sequence of Matching Learning: 1) object to object; 2) picture to picture; 3) picture to line drawing; 4) object to picture (shoe, mitten, key, etc.); 5) object to line drawing; 6) similar objects.

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