Routes preserve own devised meaning/role/action; their actual evidence differs. Children may switch or pass. Child authorship is real in an agreed director-created drawing/script, while adult making and enactment are explicit. No fixed learning-style/diagnosis group. Words-only PLAN ONLY supports development; actual enactment requires an actual event. Source exact words are read in chunks, not a reading test.
Day 41 · What could this be in your story?
Shared goal: one imagined object/role/action, chosen by the child.
- A · Play or make: Choose one imagined object/role/action. If wanted/approved, play one small in-role action with an optional tabletop prop. Or draw/script the moment. Record actual CHILD ENACTED or ACTUAL DRAWING / SCRIPT; no sound, polished show or audience needed.
- B · Child director / no contact: Use pointing/gaze/sign/AAC/words for one imagined object/role/action. Adult repeats and waits for agreement. Actual adult play is CHILD-DEVISED / ADULT-ENACTED; agreed adult drawing is CHILD-DEVISED / ADULT-DRAWN. Record the actual contribution; no child physical performance inferred.
- C · No prop, print, touch or screen: Adult gives exact source words only if needed, one chunk. Child directs one imagined object/role/action in established communication. Actual agreed drawing/script remains child-authored with support; verbal-only proposal is PLAN ONLY, represented play UNENACTED. Attribute reported visual features, don't invent direct view.
At home (optional): Imagine one ordinary card becoming a pretend object. You need no actual card; tell/sign or keep it private.
Day 42 · A role can give a clue
Shared goal: a role/action clue, chosen by the child.
- A · Play or make: Choose a role/action clue. If wanted/approved, play one small in-role action with an optional tabletop prop. Or draw/script the moment. Record actual CHILD ENACTED or ACTUAL DRAWING / SCRIPT; no sound, polished show or audience needed.
- B · Child director / no contact: Use pointing/gaze/sign/AAC/words for a role/action clue. Adult repeats and waits for agreement. Actual adult play is CHILD-DEVISED / ADULT-ENACTED; agreed adult drawing is CHILD-DEVISED / ADULT-DRAWN. Record the actual contribution; no child physical performance inferred.
- C · No prop, print, touch or screen: Adult gives exact source words only if needed, one chunk. Child directs a role/action clue in established communication. Actual agreed drawing/script remains child-authored with support; verbal-only proposal is PLAN ONLY, represented play UNENACTED. Attribute reported visual features, don't invent direct view.
At home (optional): Invent a role that could use your pretend object. One imagined action is enough.
Day 43 · Where is your imagined moment?
Shared goal: invented place and prop meaning, chosen by the child.
- A · Play or make: Choose invented place and prop meaning. If wanted/approved, play one small in-role action with an optional tabletop prop. Or draw/script the moment. Record actual CHILD ENACTED or ACTUAL DRAWING / SCRIPT; no sound, polished show or audience needed.
- B · Child director / no contact: Use pointing/gaze/sign/AAC/words for invented place and prop meaning. Adult repeats and waits for agreement. Actual adult play is CHILD-DEVISED / ADULT-ENACTED; agreed adult drawing is CHILD-DEVISED / ADULT-DRAWN. Record the actual contribution; no child physical performance inferred.
- C · No prop, print, touch or screen: Adult gives exact source words only if needed, one chunk. Child directs invented place and prop meaning in established communication. Actual agreed drawing/script remains child-authored with support; verbal-only proposal is PLAN ONLY, represented play UNENACTED. Attribute reported visual features, don't invent direct view.
At home (optional): Imagine a new place for a tiny story. No real location/family story or travel needed.
Day 44 · Meet a little dramatic text
Shared goal: own response/alternative to source, chosen by the child.
- A · Play or make: Choose own response/alternative to source. If wanted/approved, play one small in-role action with an optional tabletop prop. Or draw/script the moment. Record actual CHILD ENACTED or ACTUAL DRAWING / SCRIPT; no sound, polished show or audience needed.
- B · Child director / no contact: Use pointing/gaze/sign/AAC/words for own response/alternative to source. Adult repeats and waits for agreement. Actual adult play is CHILD-DEVISED / ADULT-ENACTED; agreed adult drawing is CHILD-DEVISED / ADULT-DRAWN. Record the actual contribution; no child physical performance inferred.
- C · No prop, print, touch or screen: Adult gives exact source words only if needed, one chunk. Child directs own response/alternative to source in established communication. Actual agreed drawing/script remains child-authored with support; verbal-only proposal is PLAN ONLY, represented play UNENACTED. Attribute reported visual features, don't invent direct view.
At home (optional): Think of one way a short invented dramatic text could help play. No browsing/print or returned response.
Day 45 · Fresh O: a different pretend object
Shared goal: fresh O own meaning/clue, chosen by the child.
- A · Play or make: Choose fresh O own meaning/clue. If wanted/approved, play one small in-role action with an optional tabletop prop. Or draw/script the moment. Record actual CHILD ENACTED or ACTUAL DRAWING / SCRIPT; no sound, polished show or audience needed.
- B · Child director / no contact: Use pointing/gaze/sign/AAC/words for fresh O own meaning/clue. Adult repeats and waits for agreement. Actual adult play is CHILD-DEVISED / ADULT-ENACTED; agreed adult drawing is CHILD-DEVISED / ADULT-DRAWN. Record the actual contribution; no child physical performance inferred.
- C · No prop, print, touch or screen: Adult gives exact source words only if needed, one chunk. Child directs fresh O own meaning/clue in established communication. Actual agreed drawing/script remains child-authored with support; verbal-only proposal is PLAN ONLY, represented play UNENACTED. Attribute reported visual features, don't invent direct view.
At home (optional): After the check, imagine a new unrelated prop/story; do not practise held O.
Day 46 · Same prop, another story
Shared goal: new or kept meaning/clue, chosen by the child.
- A · Play or make: Choose new or kept meaning/clue. If wanted/approved, play one small in-role action with an optional tabletop prop. Or draw/script the moment. Record actual CHILD ENACTED or ACTUAL DRAWING / SCRIPT; no sound, polished show or audience needed.
- B · Child director / no contact: Use pointing/gaze/sign/AAC/words for new or kept meaning/clue. Adult repeats and waits for agreement. Actual adult play is CHILD-DEVISED / ADULT-ENACTED; agreed adult drawing is CHILD-DEVISED / ADULT-DRAWN. Record the actual contribution; no child physical performance inferred.
- C · No prop, print, touch or screen: Adult gives exact source words only if needed, one chunk. Child directs new or kept meaning/clue in established communication. Actual agreed drawing/script remains child-authored with support; verbal-only proposal is PLAN ONLY, represented play UNENACTED. Attribute reported visual features, don't invent direct view.
At home (optional): Let an imagined cloth/card/box mean something else, or keep the meaning and one clue. No actual prop needed.
Day 47 · Let a clue do the talking
Shared goal: silent or optional word clue, chosen by the child.
- A · Play or make: Choose silent or optional word clue. If wanted/approved, play one small in-role action with an optional tabletop prop. Or draw/script the moment. Record actual CHILD ENACTED or ACTUAL DRAWING / SCRIPT; no sound, polished show or audience needed.
- B · Child director / no contact: Use pointing/gaze/sign/AAC/words for silent or optional word clue. Adult repeats and waits for agreement. Actual adult play is CHILD-DEVISED / ADULT-ENACTED; agreed adult drawing is CHILD-DEVISED / ADULT-DRAWN. Record the actual contribution; no child physical performance inferred.
- C · No prop, print, touch or screen: Adult gives exact source words only if needed, one chunk. Child directs silent or optional word clue in established communication. Actual agreed drawing/script remains child-authored with support; verbal-only proposal is PLAN ONLY, represented play UNENACTED. Attribute reported visual features, don't invent direct view.
At home (optional): Imagine a silent clue. No acting, voice or audience required.
Day 48 · A little surprise you choose
Shared goal: own next action or pause, chosen by the child.
- A · Play or make: Choose own next action or pause. If wanted/approved, play one small in-role action with an optional tabletop prop. Or draw/script the moment. Record actual CHILD ENACTED or ACTUAL DRAWING / SCRIPT; no sound, polished show or audience needed.
- B · Child director / no contact: Use pointing/gaze/sign/AAC/words for own next action or pause. Adult repeats and waits for agreement. Actual adult play is CHILD-DEVISED / ADULT-ENACTED; agreed adult drawing is CHILD-DEVISED / ADULT-DRAWN. Record the actual contribution; no child physical performance inferred.
- C · No prop, print, touch or screen: Adult gives exact source words only if needed, one chunk. Child directs own next action or pause in established communication. Actual agreed drawing/script remains child-authored with support; verbal-only proposal is PLAN ONLY, represented play UNENACTED. Attribute reported visual features, don't invent direct view.
At home (optional): Invent one gentle next moment or a pause in your story. No surprise sound/touch.
Day 49 · Keep a little story you like
Shared goal: chosen actual version/keep/change, chosen by the child.
- A · Play or make: Choose chosen actual version/keep/change. If wanted/approved, play one small in-role action with an optional tabletop prop. Or draw/script the moment. Record actual CHILD ENACTED or ACTUAL DRAWING / SCRIPT; no sound, polished show or audience needed.
- B · Child director / no contact: Use pointing/gaze/sign/AAC/words for chosen actual version/keep/change. Adult repeats and waits for agreement. Actual adult play is CHILD-DEVISED / ADULT-ENACTED; agreed adult drawing is CHILD-DEVISED / ADULT-DRAWN. Record the actual contribution; no child physical performance inferred.
- C · No prop, print, touch or screen: Adult gives exact source words only if needed, one chunk. Child directs chosen actual version/keep/change in established communication. Actual agreed drawing/script remains child-authored with support; verbal-only proposal is PLAN ONLY, represented play UNENACTED. Attribute reported visual features, don't invent direct view.
At home (optional): Choose a private favourite story idea or an imagined willing viewer; no sharing/home evidence required.
Day 50 · Fresh P: your new meaning and clue
Shared goal: fresh P own meaning/clue, chosen by the child.
- A · Play or make: Choose fresh P own meaning/clue. If wanted/approved, play one small in-role action with an optional tabletop prop. Or draw/script the moment. Record actual CHILD ENACTED or ACTUAL DRAWING / SCRIPT; no sound, polished show or audience needed.
- B · Child director / no contact: Use pointing/gaze/sign/AAC/words for fresh P own meaning/clue. Adult repeats and waits for agreement. Actual adult play is CHILD-DEVISED / ADULT-ENACTED; agreed adult drawing is CHILD-DEVISED / ADULT-DRAWN. Record the actual contribution; no child physical performance inferred.
- C · No prop, print, touch or screen: Adult gives exact source words only if needed, one chunk. Child directs fresh P own meaning/clue in established communication. Actual agreed drawing/script remains child-authored with support; verbal-only proposal is PLAN ONLY, represented play UNENACTED. Attribute reported visual features, don't invent direct view.
At home (optional): Choose a new unrelated story after P; no held-source homework or returned evidence.
One private adult note is enough
Date/source/access; child intended meaning/role/place/action; actual artifact/child enactment/adult enactment/PLAN ONLY; real maker/support; first/revised version if actual; actual freely willing viewer/response or NOT OBSERVED; next invitation. No learner audit card, neatness/speed/voice/disclosure criterion. A pass is not “cannot do”; arrange another accessible opportunity if needed.