Family

Activity

Phase

Description

VB-MAPP

Fam 1

A1. Blow

Acquisition

Adult models blowing (with or without objects): “Do this (blows)”

Motor imitation—Level 1

A2. Wave good-bye

Acquisition

Adult presents the verbal instruction: “Wave good-bye”.

Listener—Level 1

A3. Repeat “woof-woof”

Acquisition

Adult presents verbal model: “Say ‘woof-woof’”

Echoic—Level 1

Fam 2

A1. Stick tongue out

Acquisition

Adult models sticking tongue out: “Do this (sticks tongue out)”

Motor imitation—Level 1

A2. Bang hands on table and clapping hands

Maintenance

Adult models banging hands on table and clapping hands in sequence: “Do this (bangs on table and claps hands)”

Motor imitation—Level 1

A3. Point to objects

Acquisition

Adult positions familiar objects near the child and asks him/her to point to the named objects: “Point to (...)”

Listener—Level 1

Fam 3

A1. Enumerate categories

Maintenance

Adult presents the instructions: “Say things that grow on trees”

Tact—Level 2

A2. Rhyme

Acquisition

Adult presents the instructions:”Say words that rhyme with (...)”

Tact—Level 2

A3. Answer question

Maintenance

Adult asks the question: “What is your full name?”

Intraverbal—Level 2