Teaching Counting to Non-verbal Students: 1-to-1 Correspondence, Counting Sets

***UPDATED 09-18-2021***

* Created more counting boards. Included: 1-5, 1-8, 1-10, 1-20

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Teaching Counting to Non-verbal Students

* Teach one-to-one correspondence

* Teach that last number counted is total

* Use with any activity that involves counting

* Build on students’ existing matching skills

* Differentiated (up to 5, 8, 10, or 20)

* Simplified non-distracting counting pages

* Great for students with disabilities, students with autism, etc.

I have not found many resources on teaching counting to non-verbal students. This is a hard concept to teach and to assess if a student is non-verbal. So I decided to create my own product based on how I teach my students to count. If your student is able to match, s/he is able to use these counting board and match the number of the total to a number card.

View a sample video of this product in use here. In the video, I demonstrate using modeling, the sample as a visual cue, and vocal intonation as a cue for the student to understand when to stop placing counters on the mat.

Please let me know what you think and if you have any suggestions!

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