Chat Builder
Pick a topic, plan some questions and comments, then build a short chat with a pretend partner, one turn at a time.
About 6 to 11 · How a chat fits together: comments, questions and answers, and staying on a topic or choosing a new one.
Answer your way. Say it, point to it, sign it, tap a picture, or show a card or device. Every way counts the same.
How chats work
Open one card at a time, or all of them. Nothing here is required.
For grown-ups
Away from the screen: Pick a topic together and take turns with one comment and one question each.
- Sit beside them for the first few goes and say the words as you tap, so they hear the sentence as well as see it.
- Wait a little longer than feels natural. Quiet thinking time is part of it.
- Any answer that works is a good answer. If they pick something you did not expect, ask them to tell you about it.
- Pointing, signing, a device or a picture card are all real answers. Speaking is never the test.
- Stop when it stops being fun. A few minutes, often, is better than a long sitting.
- These are games, not assessments. If you have concerns about speech or language, talk to a speech pathologist.
A game and a starting point, not therapy or an assessment. All Words and Talking games