A small start: Make two tiny labels. Keep each clue with its source name.
Complete supplied source
Original fiction. Postcard note says: a paper card carried a drawn garden and the written message “Hello”. Envelope note says: a paper envelope held a letter; no picture is described. The notes name no sender, receiver or making date. They describe two separate entries, not objects the child handled.
Choose your way
Tell it, sign, use AAC, point to the words, make broad marks or direct a helper. Two reachable paper spaces are enough if wanted. Start with one clue, keep it private, rest, pass or stop. A helper can read dates or source names neutrally and write the child’s exact chosen words; record any supplied idea separately. These are choices, not fixed learning styles or diagnostic labels.
Grown-up help · teach, model and another useful step
**Teacher invitation:** Use two reachable spaces, one for Postcard and one for Envelope, or a spoken two-part account. Read both sources; let the child choose one useful detail for each. Model name plus detail after the child has had a turn. **One worked possibility, after an own attempt or if wanted:** “Postcard: drawn garden. Envelope: held a letter.” “Postcard: paper; Envelope: paper” also preserves two accurate source details. A shared material does not mean the same object or message. **What stays unknown:** Sender, receiver and making dates are not supplied; do not add them to complete a label. **Next teaching:** Add an invented parcel note with a stated label colour but no material. Invite one named supported detail before combining it with either existing entry. **Keep a useful trace if needed:** chosen source/question, exact child meaning, actual helper reading/writing/moving/operation, content help and one useful next step. Missing or unoffered evidence is not a failure; a fictional action is not the child’s performance. There is no length, handwriting, speed or public-sharing requirement.More small jobs · Ordinary sources · Sources and reuse.
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