Following Instructions
Listening to what is asked and doing it, from one step to longer and trickier instructions.
Where would you like to begin?
A short starting-level check (about six quick examples) suggests a place to begin. You can skip it and pick a level yourself below.
Find a starting levelLevel 1: One simple instruction
One thing to do · 12 examples
More practice: Words and Talking
Level 2: Two related instructions
Two things to do · 12 examples
More practice: Words and Talking, Practise a Situation
Level 3: Positional and descriptive concepts
Where and what like · 12 examples
More practice: Words and Talking, Expected vs Different
Level 4: Before/after and sequence instructions
First, next, before and after · 12 examples
More practice: Practise a Situation, Getting Unstuck
Level 5: Complex multistep and conditional instructions
Longer and trickier · 12 examples
More practice: Practise a Situation, Getting Unstuck, It Changed — What Can I Do?
You decide the pace. Nothing here depends on how many days or minutes have passed, and every level can be repeated or revisited.
Roo Bloom supports learning and practice at home. It does not assess, diagnose or replace an assessment by a qualified speech pathologist. Levels are teaching steps, not scores, and there is no one right way to communicate — speech, signs, pointing, pictures and communication devices all count.