Yes No Flashcards
Practice reliable yes/no responses on AAC.
Session summary (SOAP)
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Mark a card Correct, Correct with cue or Incorrect and the summary writes itself here.
How to run it
Ask questions where both answers are genuinely possible and where the student's answer will be honoured. Do you want more, asked when they might not, teaches that the answer matters; asked when the answer will be ignored, it teaches the opposite. Mix the preference questions with the factual ones — is the light on — since a student may have reliable yes and no for wants and not for facts. Five minutes covers the twelve.
Cueing ladder
Start at the top. Add support one step at a time.
- IndependentSet up the moment, then wait with an expectant look for 10 seconds.Log as correct
- GesturePoint toward the device or the right area of the page.Log as cued
- ModelTouch the symbols on the device yourself while you say the message.Log as cued
- Partial physicalOnly if the team agrees and the student accepts touch: a light touch at the elbow toward the page. Never press the symbol for them.Log as cued
Adjust it
Fewer symbols on the page, and model the message several times before you expect it.
Wait longer before prompting, or expect one more symbol in the message.
Matching IEP goal
During structured activities, Student will use their AAC system to answer yes/no questions in 8 of 10 opportunities across 3 consecutive sessions, given no more than a gestural prompt.
Send it home through the parent portal →About this activity
Twelve yes-or-no questions: do you want a snack; do you want more; are you all done; do you want to go outside; is this yours; do you need help; are you tired; is the light on; do you want a break; are you hungry; do you want to stop. Reliable yes and no is the most powerful thing a communication system can offer, and it is often assumed rather than taught.
What to listen for
Watch for a yes bias, which is extremely common and often reinforced by adults. Asking a question where no is the obvious answer — do you want to go to bed now — tests whether the response is real. Notice whether the student's yes and no are consistent in form: a system that uses a different signal each time is not yet reliable, however clear each instance seems.
Carrying it home
Honouring the answer is the whole intervention. A no that changes what happens teaches that communication works; a no that is overridden teaches that it does not, and that lesson is learned quickly.
What's in this activity
- Do you want more? YES / NO
- Are you all done? YES / NO
- Is this yours? YES / NO
- Do you need help? YES / NO
- Are you tired? YES / NO
- Do you like music? YES / NO
- Is the light on? YES / NO
- Are you hungry? YES / NO
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Questions
- What ages is this for?
- Kindergarten through second grade, and any emergent communicator establishing yes and no.
- Is it free?
- Yes, all twelve questions play with no account.
- How do I know if yes and no are reliable?
- Ask questions where you already know the answer, and where no is the true one. A student who says yes to everything has a response and not yet a reliable one.
Use this board with your caseload
With a free account, every correct, cued and incorrect mark is saved to the student and scored against their IEP goal, with the data written up for you. Assign it as home practice through the parent portal.
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