Abstract / Figurative Language / Idioms

Understanding non-literal language forms. Examples include: "It’s raining cats and dogs", "Fit as a fiddle"', or "Break a leg". Receptive tasks include being given an idiom and identifying a picture representation of the figurative language.

• Idioms and Speech and Language Therapy 1
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  Author: David Clarke - For most of us, idioms are something we pick up naturally as we go through life, but for others, it can be a struggle to understand these seemingly random strings of words.

• Spring Figurative Language 2
• Winter Figurative Language 2
• List of Common Metaphors 1
• Common idioms 2
• Holiday Idioms 0
• Thanksgiving Idioms 3
• Add a word: Spooky Edition (nouns and adjectives) 1
• Back to School Idioms 3
• United Nations, Specialized Agencies and Specialized Funds 5
• What belongs in this group? Halloween Edition 1
• Say the Missing Word 2
• Thanksgiving Inference Story "Holiday to Remember" 0
• Wh- questions: Jokes 1
• Name the Category: Jokes 1
• What belongs in this group? Jokes 1
• Differences and Similarities: Halloween edition 1
• Procedure for making the Dirt Trifle 1

• Receptive Language Disorder - A child with receptive language disorder has difficulties with understanding what is said to them. The symptoms vary between children but, generally, problems with language comprehension begin before the age of three years. Children need to understand spoken language before they can use language to express themselves.

• Sadye will receptively identify and define abstract or figurative language, idioms, and multiple meaning words in context independently with 80% accuracy across 3 treatment sessions to improve language comprehension. 2
• Tyler will identify basic emotions with 80% accuracy given moderate clinician support across 3 of 5 sessions. 0
• Tyler will identify the current state of emotion and expand on reasoning behind emotion with 80% accuracy given moderate cueing for 3 consecutive sessions. 0