My First Barrier Games©

My First Barrier Games was created because many barrier games are too complicated for young learners. The activities carefully control the concepts that the child is learning.

You'll work on all of these concepts ¯

top - bottom - middle - big - small - little - long - short - back -front -square -round - next to - behind - in -on - in front of - under -clean -dirty - happy - sad - both - all                                        ****************************************************        

Teaching bottom-middle-top with the HUNGRY DOG PICTURE.

You will receive a step-by-step guide for introducing and using barrier games.

The players practise using 24 concepts.

You will also receive pictures that demonstrate visually the concept that "your message has to be clear so the listener understands what you are thinking".  This concept is called referential communication.

Players will also be introduced to "questioning for clarification" through the unique "question probes" used throughout the program.

Careful listening strategies are explicitly taught and practised.

You will also receive information about why barrier games are so beneficial in language therapy.

60 pages of pictures to print plus 20 pages of instructions, suggested uses and record sheets.

ONLY    AU$45.00

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PARTICULARLY GOOD WITH CHILDREN WHO HAVE AUTISM, ASPERGERS SYNDROME OR SEMANTIC-PRAGMATIC DISORDER (as the activities develop the concept of referential communication).

BARRIER GAMES ARE A FAVOURITE  OF SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS, PARENTS and TEACHERS.

All pictures appear in blackline which are GREAT for economical printing and easy photocopying.

HOW DO YOU PLAY BARRIER GAMES?

In the above example (the dog picture), two pictures are printed and a barrier placed between the adult's picture and the child's picture. Each picture is presented in a plastic pocket (or laminated) so whiteboard markers can be used and then rubbed off.

The adult says "Colour in one of the cans"  ... After the child has done this, the adult says "Tell me about your picture and I'll make mine the same."   If the child gives a clear description, (eg. "The middle can is blue") then the adult colours theirs the same and the barrier is withdrawn.  Two identical pictures means "good talking".  The child then has a turn to listen. The colour is rubbed out on both pictures and then the adult colours in one can and describes their picture. If the child colours in the right can, this is a sign of "good listening". 

This turntaking component of barrier games gives an opportunity for the adult to model clear language.

Activities can be carefully graded to suit the abilities and needs of the child. Two-part instructions can be built up to four-part when the child is able.