Get Joint Action Routine Lesson Plan Activity: Snack Date: Daily (Monday ...

JA is typically defined as involving coordinating attention between a social partner and an event in the environment, for the purely social consequence of sharing an experience. For example, a mother turns her head and shifts her gaze toward an interesting new photo on the wall.

Joint activity routines or “JARs” are used as the core learning tool in the ESDM model of autism therapy, which Soar emphasizes. What are Joint Activity Routines? JARs are activities involving two or more people, where shared engagement, communication, and play are the primary focus.

Joint attention involves sharing a common focus on something (such as other people, objects, a concept, or an event) with someone else. It requires the ability to gain, maintain, and shift attention. For example, a parent and child may both look at a toy they're playing with or observe a train passing by.

Teach Your Child Joint Attention Encourage eye contact. – Use his favourite toys. ... -Play peek-a-boo. It's a natural way to work on eye contact and joint attention. ... Practice pointing and looking. –Help Timmy point. ... -You point out fun things. ... -Look at books together. ... Ignite initiation.

An example: A child plays with a bottle of bubbles alone. An adult comes over and sits with the child with the bubble container between them. The adult creates a predictable sequence of taking the cap off of the bottle and dipping the stick and blowing. The adult says the same thing during each step.