Curriculum Guides

Beginning Curriculum Guide
(as listed in Behavioral Intervention
for Young Children with Autism ,
by Maurice, Green & Luce)

Attending Skills
Sits in a chair independently
Makes eye contact in response to name
Makes eye contact when given the instruction “Look at me”
Responds to the direction “Hands down”

Imitation Skills
Imitates gross motor movements
Imitates actions with objects
Imitates fine motor movements
Imitates oral motor movements

Receptive Language Skills

Follows one-step instructions
Identifies body parts
Identifies objects
Identifies pictures
Identifies familiar people
Follows verb instructions
Identifies verbs in pictures
Identifies objects in the environment
Points to pictures in a book
Identifies objects by function Identifies possession
Identifies environmental sounds

Expressive Language Skills
Points to desired items in response to “What do you want?”
Points to desired items spontaneously
Imitates sounds and words
Labels objects
Labels pictures
Verbally requests desired items
States or gestures yes and no for preferred and nonpreferred items
Labels familiar people
Makes a choice
Reciprocates greetings
Answers social questions
Labels verbs in pictures, others, and self
Labels objects by function
Labels possession

Pre-academic Skills
Matches

Identical objects
Identical pictures
Objects to pictures
Pictures to objects
Colors, shapes, letters, numbers
Nonidentical objects
Objects by association

Completes simple activities independently
Identifies colors
Identifies shapes
Identifies letters
Identifies numbers
Counts by rote to 10
Counts objects

Self-help Skills
Drinks from a cup
Uses fork and spoon when eating
Removes shoes
Removes socks
Removes pants
Removes shirt
Is toilet-trained for urination

Intermediate Curriculum Guide

(as listed in Behavioral Intervention
for Young Children with Autism,
by Maurice, Green & Luce)

Attending Skills
Sustains eye contact for 5 seconds in response to name
Makes eye contact in response to name while playing
Makes eye contact in response to name from a distance
Asks “What?” when name is called

Imitation Skills

Imitates gross motor movements from a standing position
Imitates sequenced gross motor movements
Imitates sequenced gross motor movements
Imitates actions paired with sounds
Imitates block patterns
Copies simple drawings

Receptive Language Skills
Identifies rooms
Identifies emotions
Identifies places
Follows two-step instructions
Gives two objects
Retrieves objects out of view
Identifies attributes
Identifies community helpers
Pretends
Identifies categories
Identifies pronouns
Follows directions with prepositions
Identifies an object in view when it is described
Places sequence cards in order
Identifies gender
Identifies item that is missing
Answers wh-questions about objects and pictures
Answers yes/no in response to questions about objects and actions
Names an object by touch

Expressive Language Skills
Imitates two- and three-word phrases
Requests desired items in a sentence in response to “What do you want?”
Requests desired items spontaneously in a sentence
Calls parent from a distance
Labels object based on function
Labels function of objects
Labels and points to body part according to function
Labels function of body parts
Labels places
Labels emotions
Labels categories
Uses simple sentences
It’s a …
I see a…
I have a…
Reciprocates information
I have…
I see…
Social Information
States “I don’t know” when asked to label unknown objects
Asks wh-questions: “What’s that?” and “Where is…”
Labels prepositions
Labels pronouns
Answers general knowledge questions
Labels gender
Describes pictures in a sentence
Describes objects in view using attributes
Recalls immediate past experience
Answers “Where…?” questions
Names what belongs in rooms
Labels function of rooms
Labels function of community helpers
Answers “When…?” questions
Describes sequence of pictures
Delivers a message
Role play with puppets
Offers assistance

Pre-academic Skills
Matches items from the same category
Gives specified quantity of items
Matches number to quantity
Matches uppercase to lowercase letters
Matches identical words
Identifies more and less
Sequences numbers/letters
Completes simple worksheets
Copies letters and numbers
Identifies written name
Draws simple pictures
Writes name
Pastes/glues
Cuts with scissors
Colors within a boundary

Self-help Skills
Puts on pants
Puts on shirt
Puts on coat
Puts on shoes
Puts on socks
Washes hands
Is toilet-trained for bowel movements
Self-initiates for bathroom
Pours liquids from container into cup/glass
Uses napkin to clean hands and face
Cleans up after eating
Dries hands
Puts on pullover shirt
Puts on boots
Unbuttons/buttons front opening shirt
Unzips, zips front opening coat

Advanced Curriculum Guide
(as listed in Behavioral Intervention
for Young Children with Autism,
by Maurice, Green & Luce)

Attending Skills
Makes eye contact during conversation
Makes eye contact during group instruction

Imitation Skills
Imitates complex sequences
Imitates peer play
Imitates verbal responses of peers

Receptive Language Skills

Follows three-step instructions
Follows complex intructions from a distance

Names a person, place, or thing when it is described
Names an object when only part is visible
Identifies items that are the same
Identifies items that are different
Identifies what does not belong based on attribute or category
Identifies plural vs. singular
Answers wh-questions about a short story
Answers wh-questions about a topic
Follows the instructions “Ask…” versus “Tell…”
Finds hidden object given location clues
Discriminates when to ask a question and when to reciprocate information

Expressive Language Skills
States “I don’t know” to unfamiliar questions
Labels a category to which an item belongs
Names items in a category
Retells a story
Describes objects not in view with attributes
Recalls past events
Describes topics
Tells own story
Expresses confusion and asks for clarification
Labels advanced possessive pronouns
Uses correct verb tense
Asks a question and retells information
Listens to a conversation and answers questions about the conversation
Asserts knowledge
Answers advanced general knowledge questions
Describes how to do something
Describes similarities and differences between objects
Answers “Which…?” questions
Asks wh-questions when provided with vague information

Abstract Language
Answers “Why…?” questions
Answers “If…?” questions
Makes logical completions to sentences
Describes irregularities in pictures
Answers yes/no (factual information)
Predicts outcomes
Takes another’s perspective
Provides explanations
Excludes an item based on attribute and category
Identifies main topic in story and conversation

Academic Skills
Defines people, places, and things

Completes a pattern
Matches written words to objects/objects to written words
Reads common words
Names letter sounds
Names a word beginning with letter sound
Names initial, medial, and final consonants
Spells simple words
States word meaning
Identifies simple synonyms
Identifies temporal relationships
Identifies ordinal numbers
Identifies rhyming words
Writes simple words from memory
Adds single-digit numbers

Social Skills

Imitates actions of peer
Follows directions from a peer
Answers questions from a peer
Responds to peer play-initiation statements
Plays board game with peer
Initiates play statements to peer
Reciprocates information to peer
Comments to peer during play
Asks peer for assistance
Offers assistance to peer

School Readiness

Waits turn

Demonstrates new responses through observation
Follows instructions in a group
Reciprocates social information in a group
Sings nursery rhymes in a group
Answers when called on
Raises hand to answer question
Listens to a story and answers questions about the story
Shows and tells

Self-help Skills

Table Manners & related Skills
a. spoon/fork
b. Drinks from a cup
c. Pours
d. Drinks from a straw
e. Cuts /spreads butter with a knife.
f. Uses a napkin