THE ASSESSMENT OF BASIC LANGUAGE AND LEARNING SKILLS-REVISED

(The ABLLS-R®)

An assessment, curriculum guide, and skills tracking system for children with
autism or other developmental disabilities

The ABLLS-R® Protocol

James W. Partington, Ph.D., BCBA-D

September, 2010

Version 3.2

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The student will be able to
paste cut out pieces of paper
in appropriate positions on a
plain piece of paper to make
the picture match a sample
art project (e.g., make a
clown face).

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 Appendices

1. Associations List
2. Simple Instructions List
3. Receptive and Label List
4. Body Parts List
5. Adjectives List
6. Colors and Shapes List
7. Receptive Instructions List
8. Actions and Verbs List
9. Prepositions List
10. Pronouns List
11. Imitation Skills List
12. Adverbs List
13. Personal Information List
14. Intraverbal Fill-in List
15. Intraverbal Categories List

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The ABLLS -R Appendix 1: Associations List

Associations

cup milk juice

pants shirt shoes
knife fork spoon
swing slide merry-go-round
ball bat baseball glove
chair couch coffee table
bed pillow dresser
bathtub sink toilet
refrigerator milk eggs
tree bird house bird
dog dog house leash
key car lock
paper pencil marker
eyes nose mouth
popcorn bowl microwave
spoon bowl of cereal bowl of ice cream
plate cup fork
hammer nail toolbox
toothbrush toothpaste

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The ABLLS -R Appendix 2: Simple Instruction List

SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS

Arms up
Blow
Blow kiss
Clap
Come
Hop
Jump
Knock
Pat lap
Sit
Stand
Stomp feet
Turn around
Wave

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The ABLLS -R Appendix 3: Receptive and Label List

Receptive Label
Date # Word Object Picture Object Picture
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The ABLLS -R Appendix 4: Body Parts List

BODY PARTS Receptive Label

Ankle
Arm
Back
Buttocks
Cheek
Chest
Chin
Ears
Elbow
Eyes
Eyebrow
Finger
Fingernails
Foot/Feet
Forehead
Hair
Hand
Head
Heel
Hip
Jaw
Knee
Leg
Lips
Mouth
Neck
Nose
Shoulder
Stomach
Thigh
Teeth
Toes
Tongue
Thumb
Tummy
Waist
Wrist

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The ABLLS -R Appendix 5: Adjectives List

ADJECTIVES Receptive Label

Bent
Big
Bright
Broken
Cold
Curved
Difficult
Dry
Dull
Easy
Fast
Fat
Few
Frightened
Happy
Hard
Hot
Little
Loud
Many
Narrow
New
Old
Quiet
Rough
Sad
Salty
Scared
Sharp
Short
Slow
Small
Smooth
Soft
Sour
Straight
Stinky
Sweet
Tall
Thick
Thin
Torn
Warm
Wet
Wide

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The ABLLS -R Appendix 6: Colors and Shapes List

COLORS Receptive Label

Black
Blue
Brown
Green
Grey
Orange
Purple
Pink
Red
White
Yellow

SHAPES Receptive Label

Circle
Diamond
Heart
Hexagon
Octagon
Oval
Pentagon
Rectangle
Square
Star
Triangle

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The ABLLS -R Appendix 7: Receptive Instructions List

RECEPTIVE INSTRUCTIONS

touch
point to
get
give me
show me
pick up
where is
do you see a
find
(item name)

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The ABLLS -R Appendix 8: Actions and Verbs List

ACTIONS/VERBS Receptive Label

Demonstrate Picture Ongoing Picture
Asking
Blinking
Blowing
Bouncing
Bowling
Brushing
Buttoning
Calling
Carrying
Catching
Chasing
Clapping
Cleaning
Climbing
Coloring
Combing
Coming
Complaining
Cooking
Copying
Counting
Crawling
Crying
Cutting
Dancing
Digging
Diving
Drawing
Drinking
Driving
Dropping
Drying
Eating
Exercising
Falling
Feeding
Fishing
Fixing
Flying
Folding
Galloping
Getting
Giving
Gluing
Going
Hanging
Hearing
Helping

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The ABLLS -R Appendix 8: Actions and Verbs List

ACTIONS (CONT) Receptive Label

Demonstrate Picture Ongoing Picture
Hiding
Hitting
Holding
Hopping
Hugging
Hurting
Ironing
Jumping
Kicking
Kissing
Knocking
Licking
Lifting
Listening
Looking
Mailing
Marching
Mixing
Mopping
Painting
Pasting
Picking
Picking up
Playing
Pointing
Pouring
Praising
Pressing
Pulling
Pushing
Putting
Raking
Raising
Reaching
Reading
Resting
Riding
Rolling
Rowing
Running
Sending
Shaving
Shouting
Shoving
Singing
Sitting
Skating
Skiing

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The ABLLS -R Appendix 8: Actions and Verbs List

ACTIONS (CONT) Receptive Label

Demonstrate Picture Ongoing Picture
Skipping
Sleeping
Slicing
Sliding
Smelling
Snapping
Sneezing
Speaking
Spelling
Spilling
Spreading
Stacking
Standing
Stomping
Stretching
Sweeping
Swimming
Swinging
Taking
Talking
Tapping
Telling
Thanking
Throwing
Tickling
Touching
Turning
Tying
Using
Walking
Washing
Watching
Waving
Whispering
Winking
Wiping
Working
Writing
Yawning
Zipping

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The ABLLS -R Appendix 9: Preposition List

PREPOSITIONS Receptive Label

Above
Around
At
Behind
Below
Beside
Between
By
For
From
In
In front of
Into
Near
Next to
Of
Off
On
Out
Over
Through
To
Under
With

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The ABLLS -R Appendix 10: Pronoun List

PRONOUNS Receptive Label

He
Her
Hers
Him
His
I
It
Me
Mine
My
Our
Ours
She
Their
Theirs
Them
They
Us
We
You
Your
Yours

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The ABLLS -R Appendix 11: Imitation Skills List

Date
Head Movements
shake head "Yes"
shake head "No"
Move head side to side (toward shoulders)
tongue out
tongue out & side to side
tongue out & up & down
purse lips together ("mmm")
open mouth
lips into blow position
actual blows

Arm & Hand Gross Motor Movements

clap hands
arms up (over head)
arms out to sides
hands to cheeks
hand cover mouth
arms out in front
arms out to back
arms out to side & move up and down
hands under arms & elbows up and down
hands on head
hands on shoulder
hands on stomach
hands on knees
hands on waist
touch toes
rub hands (palms together)
wash hands movement
tap table with palms
turn palms up & down
bent arms, elbows at waist, arms out in front & palms down
bent arms, elbows at waist, arms out in front & palms up
bent arms, elbows at waist, arms out in front & palms sideways
hands together over head
make circles to side with 1 arm
make circles to side with both arms
grab wrist

Static vs. Kinetic Motor Movements

hold palms together vs. clapping
hold palms together vs. rubbing palms together
rest palm on table vs. tapping table with palm
rest palm on table vs. rubbing palm on table

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The ABLLS -R Appendix 11: Imitation Skills List

Hand Fine Motor Movements

touch thumbs together & hold
touch thumbs together & bounce
touch index fingers together & hold
touch index fingers together & bounce
touch palm to back of other hand & tap
touch palm to back of other hand & bounce
touch palm to back of other hand & hold
touch finger to back of other hand & tap
touch finger to back of other hand & bounce
touch finger to back of other hand & hold
index finger draws line (left to right) on table
index finger draws line (toward self) on table
index finger draws line (away from self) on table
index finger bounce on thumb (pincer grip)
index finger held closed on thumb (pincer grip)
bent arms, elbows at waist, arms out in front & fists together (ASL "shoe")
bent arms, elbows at waist, arms out in front & fists apart
bent arms, elbows at waist, arms out in front, fists apart & palm up
bent arms, elbows at waist, arms out in front, fists apart & palm down
bent arms, elbows at waist, arms out in front, fists apart & palms turned up & down
bent arms, elbows at waist, arms out in front & spread fingers
bent arms, elbows at waist, arms out in front & spread fingers, then to fist, etc
fold hands (fingers interwoven)
wave with hand, up & down
wave with hand, side to side
bent arms, elbows at waist, arm out in front, fist moves up & down (pound table)
bent arms, elbows at waist, arm out in front, fist moves up & down (ketchup bottle)

Gross Motor with Legs

lift & hold one leg (bent at knee)
lift & shake foot side to side
lift foot & point toes up & down
lift foot & point toes side to side (shake foot)
place feet together
spread feet apart (about 12-15 inches)
place foot forward
place foot backward
hop with two feet
hop on one foot
stomp one foot
kick
squat
bend forward at waist
bend side to side at waist
cross legs standing
cross legs sitting

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The ABLLS -R Appendix 11: Imitation Skills List

Imitation with objects

tap drum with stick
rub stick on table
wave stick up and down
wave stick side-to-side

stack a block on another block

put block in a can
place block on a book
tap block on a table
push block with a finger

put pencil in cup

roll the pencil
draw a line with a pencil

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The ABLLS -R Appendix 12: Adverbs List

Adverbs Label Request

accidentally (dropped, hit, etc.)

almost (fell, cried, etc.)
always (runs, cries, etc.)
calmly
carefully
easily
fast
gently
happily
nicely
politely
quickly
quietly
really (kicked really hard)
slowly
too (sang too loudly)
very (ran very fast)
softly

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The ABLLS -R Appendix 13: Personal Information List

Personal Information

First name
Last name
Age
Birthday
Siblings
Parents
Address
City
State
Phone number
School
Teacher

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The ABLLS -R Appendix 14: Intraverbal Fill-in List

INTRAVERBALS FILL IN THE BLANK REVERSE FILL IN WH QUESTIONS REVERSE WH CATEGORIES

You eat ....

When hungry you
You drink
When you're thirsty you get a
You drink from a
You eat breakfast in the
You eat cereal for
You sit on a
You sit at the
You read a
Your name is
Your address is
Your phone number is
You go to the bathroom in the
You wash your
You wash with soap and
You dry your
You dry your hands with a
You watch
You live in a
You live with
You sleep in a
You put your head on a
You see with your
You hear with your
You smell with you
A cat says
A dog says
A cow says
A horse says
A duck says
A pig says
A chicken says
A bird flies in the
A fish swims in
You climb a
You get a push on the
You ride in a
You ride a
You wear
When its cold you put on a
You wear shoes on your
You open
You play with
You blow

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The ABLLS -R Appendix 14: Intraverbal Fill-in List

INTRAVERBALS (Cont) FILL IN THE BLANK REVERSE FILL IN WH QUESTIONS REVERSE WH CATEGORIES

You cut
You cut paper with
You write with a
You write on
The name of your school is
You ride to school on the
On the bus you wear a
You throw a
At the zoo you see
You buy food at the
You buy food with
An airplane flies in the
A boat sails on the
You buy shoes at the
You listen to
You see a movie at the
You get a hamburger at

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The ABLLS -R Appendix 15: Intraverbal Categories

INTRAVERBAL CATEGORIES

Things to eat
Things to drink
Places to eat
Things that fly
Animals
Fruits
Colors
Shapes
Clothing
Toys
Furniture
Numbers
Letters
Things you ride

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