Vocabulary & Concepts
Words and ideas for the things around us, and how they connect.
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: Familiar objects and actions
Names of everyday things · 12 examples
More practice: Words and Talking, It Changed — What Can I Do?
Level 2: Object functions and attributes
What things do and what they are like · 12 examples
More practice: Words and Talking, Looking for Clues
Level 3: Size, quantity and position
Big, small, how many and where · 12 examples
More practice: Words and Talking, Expected vs Different
Level 4: Categories, comparisons and relationships
Groups, opposites and what goes together · 12 examples
More practice: Words and Talking, Why Did That Happen?
Level 5: Vocabulary from sentence and story context
Working out new words · 12 examples
More practice: Read, Decode & Understand, Looking for Clues, Social Stories
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.