Language Builder ARIS Stage 1 Curriculum & Support Materials

Language Builder: ARIS
Based on the principles of ABA therapy, and adapted for the classroom, Language Builder: Academic Readiness Intervention System, or ARIS for short, combines the trusted Language Builder Picture Card sets with 3-D manipulatives, detailed lesson plans, black-line masters for various activity sheets, and a system for record-keeping, for the most complete Early Autism Education curriculum available today.

With all of these materials conveniently assembled in one place, you have the most organized and easy-to-implement early autism education kit available. Language Builder ARIS lets you spend less time planning activities or searching for materials, and more time teaching!

Guiding Principles, Techniques, and Academic Best Practices
The Language Builder ARIS program is anchored in the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), and adapted to be easily implemented by educators without formal ABA training.

The lessons in ARIS follow a standards-based learning progression created by correlating to:

Head Start Framework

ABLLS

VB-MAPP

Common Core Standards

ARIS lets educators adapt the lessons to individual students and to a variety of learning environments while ensuring that there are no gaps in the student’s progress toward academic readiness.

How Is ARIS Organized?
Language Builder ARIS offers clearly written lessons, as well as the physical photo and manipulative materials you need to implement the lessons with your student(s).
ARIS Stage 1 includes 93 lesson folders covering content from 6 areas:

Approaches to Learning

Language

Functional Routines

Social Skills

Motor Skills

Math Readiness

Stage 1 activities cover skills such as:

Pairing & Accepting Reinforcers

Ready to Learn Lessons

Identical & Similar Matching

Receptive & Expressive Labeling Practice

Self Help Skills

Gross & Fine Motor

Early Tracing, Drawing & Coloring

Social & Play Skills

and much more....

The Structured Sequence Guide offers suggested sequences in which students may best progress through the lessons.

Standards Correlations:
Where appropriate, the lessons in Language Builder ARIS are correlated to the Head Start Framework, Common Core Curriculum, VB-MAPP, and ABLLS-R.