Can your learner name a picture but not describe it? Working on describing pictures for speech therapy? This print activity is perfect for supporting students with speech and language IEP goals, including describing pictures, building expressive vocabulary, and improving reciprocal conversation skills. Designed to support ABLLS assessment goals, this resource helps learners describe items by identifying their features, function, and class using visual and verbal supports.

‼️‼️Also, check out the interactive Digital Resources and the Interactive Game to support this goal!

✅ What’s Inside:

📲 Digital (Boom™ Cards, Google™ Slides, Easel™)

• 108 slides, 2 activity types
• Students describe and uncover images with audio prompts or verbal cues
• Fun, interactive practice for describing pictures in speech therapy or special education

📄 Printable PDF (145 pages):

• 7 pages of blank student data tracking sheets + IEP-aligned goal suggestions
• 23-page rhyming book with 20 items to teach describing (in color, B&W, and student mini book)
• 25 pages of worksheet activities:
  • Color-n-Describe: Students color a picture and describe it using visual prompts—supports expressive language through feature, function, and category
  • What Doesn’t Belong (like who what when where why worksheets): Students cross out the item that doesn’t fit—builds categorization and reasoning, like who what when where why worksheets
  • Draw or Cut-and-Paste (fully supported and differentiated): Students complete each item by drawing or pasting visuals—fully supported and easy to differentiate
• 6 pages of verbal-only assessment with untaught probe items
• 42 pages of flashcards with clue prompts, data sheet, token board
• 4 pages of Boardmaker™ icons and text cues for visual support

Why It Works:

• Directly targets ABLLS H40 for functional communication
  Use in conjunction with your ABLLS-R® assessment available at https://assessments.centralreach.com/
• Builds vocabulary with labeling common objects and oral language prompts
• Supports ELL learners, speech goals, and special education settings
• Supports your who what when where why worksheets
• Easy to use for 1:1, small groups, centers, or homeschool practice

Perfect for ABLLS assessment H40, oral language ELL learners, and reciprocal conversation goals—this resource builds meaningful, functional language in a structured and fun way.

Use in conjunction with your ABLLS-R^® assessment available at https://assessments.centralreach.com/

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✔️ FBA template bundle

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• You’ll need a Google account to access these resources. Your students will need accounts as well if you’re assigning activities.
• After clicking the link, select “Make a copy” to add the file to your Google Drive.
• If your school restricts access, use a personal Google account to access the file and share it with your school account.

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