Word Detective
Tap the nouns, adjectives, verbs, pronouns or place words hiding in a short story.
About 7 to 11 · Telling kinds of words apart in a sentence.
Answer your way. Say it, point to it, sign it, tap a picture, or show a card or device. Every way counts the same.
A detective looks closely. Tap a word to look at it. There is no timer and no marks.
Find the words that name a person, animal, place or thing.
What to look for
A naming word is a name or a thing you could point at, like Mia, kite or sky.
For grown-ups
Away from the screen: Read a sentence and clap at each doing word.
- 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