Parts & Features: Target Brainstorm

One of the hardest program to come up with a sufficient amount of functional targets for in an ABA Verbal Behavior program is tacting or listener responding of parts and features of items.
Parts and features programs teach the child either to tact (label) the different parts and features of items or to identify the parts and features of items as a listener (listener responding). It is essential that the child be able to tact the entire item before teaching its parts and features. Also, the instructor should have the child tact the whole item while teaching the parts and features.
Example of tacting parts and features of a flower
Instructor: What is this whole thing? (holding a flower)
Child: Flower
Instructor: What part is this? (pointing to the petals)
Child: Petals
Instructor: What part is this? (pointing to the stem)
Child: Stem
Instructor: What part is this? (pointing to the leaves)
Child: Leaves
Example of listener responding parts and features of a flower
Instructor: What is this whole thing? (holding a flower)
Child: Flower
Instructor: Point to the petals
Child: Points to the petals
Instructor: Where are the leaves
Child: Points to the leaves
Instructor: Show me the stem
Child: points to the stem
Here is a list of 100 different ideas for teaching parts and features to your child. Of note, it is important to pick and choose which targets are most functional and relevant to your child.
Parts and Features Target Brainstorm
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