Description

Ages: 4-7

Grades: PreK-2nd

Author: Jean Gilliam DeGaetano, M.A., CCC-SLP

Building Auditory Direction Skills

Lay the foundation for listening success!

Give your early learners the tools they need to succeed with Building Auditory Direction Skills. This beginner-level, 60-page resource is designed to strengthen a child’s ability to listen, process, and follow commands through structured, step-by-step lessons. By focusing on the “building blocks” of comprehension, this book helps children move from hearing words to taking action with confidence.

Foundational listening made simple and engaging!

Following directions is more than just a behavioral skill—it’s a language skill. This book explicitly teaches the vocabulary of “doing,” ensuring that students understand exactly what is expected of them when they are asked to point, draw, or color. With adorable illustrations and a clear format, it turns essential practice into an activity students truly enjoy.

Covers a wide range of beginner auditory targets:

• Core Action Vocabulary: Introduces and reinforces essential command words like point to, draw, put, circle, color, and more.

• Conditional Language: Teaches the high-level concept of the word “if,” helping children understand cause-and-effect directions (e.g., “If it is a cat, circle it”).

• Simple Commands: Focuses on one- and two-step directions in a structured, predictable format.

• Visual Anchors: Uses motivating illustrations to provide context and support for developing auditory skills.

Targets key developmental goals:

• Auditory Processing: Strengthening the “brain-to-ear” connection for immediate action.

• Vocabulary Acquisition: Mastering the functional verbs required for classroom success.

• Task Completion: Building the stamina to follow a direction through to the end.

• Basic Comprehension: Establishing the fundamental skills needed for more complex auditory processing later on.

Includes

✔ 60 pages
✔ Reproducible activities