Learning Language Builder 3D-2D Foods Matching Kit for Autism Education & Aba Therapy Flash Cards

The Stages Learning Materials take flashcard learning to another level by pairing those 2D images to 3D objects. It’s a brilliant idea that acknowledges that some learners need help making the conceptual leap from 3D to 2D space; they need reinforcement in the form of a tactile, visual, and realistic objects.Learning can be reinforced and memory triggered through hands-on experience – what traditional learners call experiential learning. It’s a powerful mind-body-memory connection that cements information processing. As children, most of us effortlessly absorb these lessons through simple and daily acts of interacting such as grocery shopping and playing. For others, however, information processing and integration is more complicated. Tool sets like this can help form the connections needed to interpret the world in a safe, contained, and regulated setting. I found this kit useful in geriatric patients suffering from aphasia. These people have the memory and experience – they lack the language processing skills to articulate their knowledge base. Manipulatives trigger appropriate responses and help to build back vocabulary.Three drawbacks to this product – aesthetic, processing and needs based. The food items stink. Even one month later (I waited to write this review thinking the smell would dissipate), the chemical odor emanating from these items is overwhelming. Worse, the toxic smell transfers to both teacher and student hands when handled. My kit did not come with an instruction booklet, so there was no information on why at least one set of cards couldn’t be labeled with the name of the item. Expressive labeling and matching is important, but word/image association is vital to language skills. Finally, the cost is prohibitive and seems designed to target institutional markets that aren’t price conscious.This is a good idea with significant barriers to entry. Model the concept, but skip the kit.

This is a great set for the special needs classroom to teach matching with both 2D & 3D objects. Great for both classroom and home school settings. Great quality product that will hold up to lots of wear.

These were wonderful for my autistic son in that we did a lot of matching games and showing shapes and colors. Unfortunately, my son also has sensory issues and must CHEW everything (see my reviews for bottles, nipples, sippy cups, pacifiers, lol). Some of these fake foods were made from a foam that basically begged for him to chew them...and chew he did. Eventually we had to toss the foods and use the cards, which also were a big help.

I have been using these in a classroom with preschool-aged children. The kit itself is fun and all inclusive of completing so many activities. The food items are much less sturdy than I would hope for, especially when this costs so much.All in all, it is great for some vocab building, but only with supervision and the food items are easy to break/tear/bite into.

Stages Learning Language Builder 3D-2D Foods Matching Kit for Autism Education & Aba Therapy Flash Cards is an innovative approach to help preschoolers learn. For them to learn picture-object correspondence is a vital first step in acquiring language and functional skills.That said, the nearly $100 price tag is a hefty one for plastic fruit/vegetables (2 each of 8 different food items) and matching flash cards that are sturdy, but not made from the PVC/foam type that I would expect for that price. The fruits, though bright and pliable, are also not worth the money. In fact, you can create your own flash cards, laminate them and buy corresponding fruits and vegetables in the dollar store for far less.All that aside, the major problem with the kit is the toxic plastic smell. I can even smell the toxic plastic outside the box! It is so bad, it even irritated my ear, which is allergic to toxic odors like cigarettes and certain brands of perfume! Horrible!So what exactly IS that stink?Here’s some internet research below."Ever wonder why some plastic goods made in China have that awful smell? This is especially the case with many rubberized plastics.Research and testing is increasingly illustrating that these materials may not just smell bad. They may also be outgassing potent toxins and carcinogens.”Basically, the information I found is not positive, and, later on, the internet article states, “For these reasons, DEHP-containing toys have been banned in some countries (but not in the U.S.).”I don’t want to lecture, but I don’t want to expose anyone to this kit whether they are adults or children.

Good tool for learning objects and associating pictures/words with the description and objects. Set contains 16 fruits, 2 of each kind. You get bananas, bread, cookies, corn, oranges, apples, broccoli and carrots. Has life-like realistic looking fruits, and vegetables, both in appearance and texture. Some hard, some soft and pliable, easy to hold in the hands and handle. Set comes with 16 cards with an image of the food on one side and a chart on the back of the other side that tells what the image on the front is along with a log of the program and a way to keep track of their progress in learning what the objects are. You can keep track of their progress in mastering things like 3D to 2D matching, 2D to 2D identical matching, Receptive Labels and Expressive Labels along with the date introduced and the date mastered, where you can write in the date they fully learned what the objects are. This will help with motor skills, learning, language development. even autism. Good for ages 3+.good for motor skills, learning