BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF
ABLLS-R VERBAL OPERANTS
Mand Visual Receptive Imitation Echoics Tacts Intraverbals
(SECTION F) Performance (SECTION C) (SECTION D) (SECTION E) (SECTION G) (SECTION H)
(SECTION B)
Early Learner Early Learner Early Learner Early Learner Early Learner Early Learner Early Learner
*Asks for what *Match objects to *Follow simple * Imitate a * Imitates After the student After tacts and
he wants with a an identical objects receptive motor action sounds and has about 10 receptive ID is
prompt and a presented in an actions. using an sound mands acquired, getting acquired,
reinforcer array of 3 items. * Receptive ID item/object combinations start teaching only work on fun
present * Match identical body parts. when asked “do tacts. intraverbals if the
picture to picture. * Follow this” student is
Thru… * Matches pictures directions to *Label reinforcing motivated and
to objects and touch clothing Thru… items. enjoys the songs.
*The student objects to pictures items on his own * Label common
will ask for at * Sort nonidentical body * Imitates a objects * While others are
least 10 items items that are * Receptive ID motor activity * Label common singing a song, the
that he wants members of objects or involving mouth people student will be
using a specific different pictures in an and tongue * Label common able to fill in some
response categories of items array of 3. movements. pictures words and phrases
into piles when *Label common of songs.
samples of those ongoing actions. * Fills in blanks
categories are regarding fun
displayed in an activities
array * Sign words
* Animal sounds
Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate
* Ask others to * Block design on * Selects by * Imitate a gross * Imitates * Label pictures of * Fill in the
perform picture cards function motor action words and common actions. remaining word
specified actions * Block design * Selects by matching the short phrases * Acquires novel naming the item in
* Requests from picture cards feature speed of the * Imitates labels w/o a phrase related to
attention (child * Sequence pattern * Selects by class model. short/fast intensive training the function of an
will ask others to match visual * Selects 2 words vs * Labels item item.
to attend to their model pictures/objects Thru… elongated- using phrases * Intraverbal
actions) * Form box. from a larger set slow words * Labels body feature and class
* Requests * Complete (joint control) * Imitates a * Imitates parts * Intraverbal
missing items puzzles. * Follows an sequence of loud/soft * Labels parts of feature, function
needed for a task instruction to go motor activities. sounds and objects and class reversals
* Request using to a person words * Labels * Intraverbal
yes/no * Demonstrates * Imitation of Adjectives Categories
* Requests using a specific low vs high * Labels item * Intraverbal
sentences pretend action sounds and given function, category reversals
* Requests help * Selects one of 3 words feature, class * Provide the
* The student pictures * Labels “opposite” given a
will be able to representing function/class of comparative
ask others to actions item stimulus.
remove an item * Select pictures * Labels the class
or stop an of common of a set of items.
activity. community * Labels using yes
helpers in his or no.
environment.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF
ABLLS-R VERBAL OPERANTS
Mand Visual Receptive Imitation Echoics Tacts Intraverbals
(SECTION F) Performance (SECTION C) (SECTION D) (SECTION E) (SECTION G) (SECTION H)
(SECTION B)
Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced Advanced
Learner Learner Learner Learner Learner Learner Learner
* Mand for * When given * Locate pictures * Imitate a gross * Repeat short * Labels features * Answer WH
Information: irregularly shaped, of objects within motor action message to of items which questions
What, Where, non-interlocking a larger, modeled by a another are missing or * Makes related
Who/whose, pieces; student will complex picture. person, for * Spontaneous incorrect. statements w/a
Which, When correctly juxtapose * Locate objects social imitation of * Labels exclusion visual display
and How the pieces to form from parts in recognition of words and from a category * Describes steps
* Mands for a picture. complex picture being able to phrases of 6 * Identifies in a sequence
information * Select common match the or more obvious problems * States an activity
using can, do Thru… environments actions. words * Labels 2 when told a
does, and will. sounds component with sequence
* Mands for * Complete simple * Selects Thru… objects/pictures * Intraverbal
Information mazes. adjectives * Labels Yes/no
using why * Selects items *Demonstrate community * Answers
* Mands using with 2 actions which he helpers questions
adjectives, Characteristics observed several * Labels common containing 3
prepositions, * Selects set of hours earlier in environmental critical stimuli
adverbs and items with 2 the day. sounds * Answers
pronouns characteristics * Labels questions
* Acquires novel * Selects prepositions/pro concerning past
requests w/o associated nouns and upcoming
intensive pictures * Labels 3 events
training * Selects same component * Answers
* Spontaneous and different G36 Labels and questions in their
requests * Selects describes events immediate
prepositions/pr G38 Labels community
onouns Adverbs * Answers
* selects non- * Labels internal questions
examples events (emotions) concerning current
* Selects * Labels social events.
pictures interactions * Answers
representing * Spontaneous questions
emotions/ social labeling regarding
interactions. academic material
* Maintains
conversation with
an adult or peer
* Spontaneous
conversation
* Tells stories
