Just interacting with another person, and having to look and listen and respond, is very valuable for Jack. He still needs lots of practise on social skills such as eye contact and turn taking. Learning to play in a way that involves other people is also very important if he is going to begin to make friends with other children. We only describe the language exercises in a lot of detail because they often require some explanation. Many of the language exercises can be done informally.
Opportunities often arise when playing a game or looking at a book.
This helps Jack to generalise what he is learning. The aim is to teach Jack to group similar things together, such as animals, food, furniture, toys, things that are found in the garden, things that are found in the bathroom, etc. This helps to give him a grasp of how things are organised. To go with these pictures are word labels giving the name of the category. These cards can be used in various ways.