N01 · A question for two kitchen cards
A small start: What would you like these cards to help you find out?
Complete supplied source
Original fiction. Wrapper card says: a broad paper wrapper covered a pretend sandwich picture. Wipe card says: a cloth wipe was used to wipe an imaginary table. Neither card names who made the wrapper or wipe. These are written descriptions; nothing has been inspected or used by the child.
Choose your way
Tell it, sign, use AAC, point to the words, make broad marks or direct a helper. Two reachable paper spaces are enough if wanted. Start with one clue, keep it private, rest, pass or stop. A helper can read dates or source names neutrally and write the child’s exact chosen words; record any supplied idea separately. These are choices, not fixed learning styles or diagnostic labels.
Grown-up help · teach, model and another useful step
Teacher invitation: Let the child choose a question first. Read Wrapper or Wipe again on request; ask which actual words might help, then what is still missing. Model a different question only after an own attempt or if wanted.
One worked possibility, after an own attempt or if wanted: “Which card describes cloth?” is supported by Wipe. “Who made the wipe?” is a useful open question, but these cards cannot answer it. A use question with its named clue also fits. An adult-given question is recorded as help, not child development.
What stays unknown: No maker is named. A missing maker name is not proof that nobody made it.
Next teaching: Offer a fresh invented apron card that says cloth but has no use entry. Ask which part of the child’s chosen question it can now answer, and which part remains open.
Keep a useful trace if needed: chosen source/question, exact child meaning, actual helper reading/writing/moving/operation, content help and one useful next step. Missing or unoffered evidence is not a failure; a fictional action is not the child’s performance. There is no length, handwriting, speed or public-sharing requirement.
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