Below is a general skill sequence for helping learners receptively ID basic shapes in an array.
As learners develop the ability to receptively identify common items and actions in large arrays, clinicians may consider working on more classroom oriented skills such as identifying shapes, letters, colors, and numbers. This skill area seeks to set the tone for developipng the learner’s ability for identifying shapes on a receptive level. As the learner gains fluency here, the clinician may elect to introduce having the learner label shapes (if the vocal capabilities are there) and/or receptively identifying more complex shapes.
Treatment Plan Goal Ideas
This is a list of treatment plan goals. These are different from the goals you will find in the skill sequence below. Your treatment plan goals encompass any number of goals from the skill sequence. Sometime they will include multiple goals from the sequence (”Learner will label 5 toys”) and sometimes the treatment plan goal will be simply consist of a really important goal from the skill sequence (”Will label caregiver”). An analogy I like to use goes as follows: Each skill sequence goal (commonly known as a “target”) represent each stair in a flight of stairs. The treatment plan goal is the flight itself.
Treatment plan goal ideas for this particular skill area are as follows:
- Learner will receptively ID five basic shapes in an array of 10.
- Learner will receptively ID ten basic shapes in an array of 10.
Component Skills
Your learner may need to be fluent in these component skills first before introducing this goal/skill area. Component skills for this skill sequence may include skill areas that are fundamental to other areas. Fluency in the skill areas listed below may increase the likelihood that your learner will succeed in this skill sequence and those afterward.
Intro to Scanning 
Intro to Matching (Visual Perception) 
Performs Action During Familiar Routines (LR)
Performs Actions with Uni-Functional Toys (LR)
Matches Common Items in 2D Array 1.0 (Identical)
Receptively IDs Common Items in 2D ArraySkill Possibilities
Below is a possible skill sequence for working on increasing your learner’s ability to receptively identify basic shapes. Note that every learner is different and that you likely will need to tweak and vary some programming to their needs. Click the triangle icon to view the full description for each skill in the sequence/area.
Concurrent Skills
Working on these skills at the same time could help with goal mastery. Maybe your learner has mastered these skills already. Perhaps they are already listed as component skills above. That’s okay! Targeting other learning channels might help your learner.
Matches Basic Shapes in 2D Array (Identical)
Receptively IDs Common Actions in 2D Array 1.0 
Receptively IDs Colors in 2D Array Composite Skills
These are the possible next steps for learners who have mastered, or are mastering, the skills listed above. Note that new skill areas may require fluency in other component skills not listed above. Also, you can introduce composite skill sequences prematurely to keep your learner progressing, as generativity may occur earlier than expected.
Labels Basic Shapes in 2DFollow the link below to better understand component-composite analysis.
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