Being able to match items means that a child is able to recognise that two things are the same or that two things go together. This is a really important cognitive skill and a huge part of child development. We use matching in our everyday life, from matching the socks when they come out the washing, to putting cutlery away after they've been in the dishwasher.
Children start to learn matching skills when they are young, with objects, pictures, colours, shapes and patterns to start with and this becomes increasingly more advanced, recognising and understanding words and letters. Learning to match builds the foundations for later concepts.
However, sometimes children don’t naturally pick up matching skills and so they may need some extra help to learn this vital skill!
At Roots Autism Consultancy, we start with the basics and then gradually build up the difficulty as the child progresses. For example, we might start with the child learning how to match 3D to 3D identical objects e.g. matching toys, matching shoes, matching household items. Using repetition and reinforcement, the child can learn how to match and start building the foundations to be able to learn more complex skills later.
There are loads of available resources to work on matching skills, such as matching lotto boards, or downloadable resources from teaching websites. You could even just use your own drawings/pictures or items you have around the house!
Orchard Toys have some wonderful resources on their website here:
https://www.orchardtoys.com/dept/matching-memory-games_d0020.htm
Happy Matching!
Children start to learn matching skills when they are young, with objects, pictures, colours, shapes and patterns to start with and this becomes increasingly more advanced, recognising and understanding words and letters. Learning to match builds the foundations for later concepts.
However, sometimes children don’t naturally pick up matching skills and so they may need some extra help to learn this vital skill!
At Roots Autism Consultancy, we start with the basics and then gradually build up the difficulty as the child progresses. For example, we might start with the child learning how to match 3D to 3D identical objects e.g. matching toys, matching shoes, matching household items. Using repetition and reinforcement, the child can learn how to match and start building the foundations to be able to learn more complex skills later.
There are loads of available resources to work on matching skills, such as matching lotto boards, or downloadable resources from teaching websites. You could even just use your own drawings/pictures or items you have around the house!
Orchard Toys have some wonderful resources on their website here:
https://www.orchardtoys.com/dept/matching-memory-games_d0020.htm
Happy Matching!
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