ModusCore: Now What?

Modus Core: Now What?

A Practical Guide to Unlocking Communication Step by Step

You identified the communication need. You know the child has a goal. But now what?

This guide was created for the real clinical moment when theory is not enough and the provider needs to know how to begin, what to teach, how to support the child, when to fade help, and how to determine whether real learning is happening.

Modus Core: Now What? is a practical communication-intervention guide for providers working with children and adolescents who need support developing functional communication skills. It is designed for real classrooms, homes, clinics, agencies, and therapy settings where conditions are not always ideal.

Inside, you will find:

• A step-by-step clinical teaching cycle

• Reference guides for communication, language, speech, access, prompting, representation, and task difficulty

• 40+ communication skill pathways

• Practical teaching steps for beginning, building, and generalizing skills

• Support for children with complex communication needs

• Carryover ideas for home and classroom routines

• Clinical planning sheets and action tools

• A worked example showing how observation can change intervention

• Evidence/source notes and traditional references

This guide helps providers move from broad goals such as “improve communication,” “answer questions,” “request,” “follow directions,” or “use language” into clear, teachable steps.

It is especially useful for SLPs, clinical fellows, graduate clinicians, school-based providers, agency providers, homecare clinicians, and support professionals who need a clearer way to turn communication goals into purposeful intervention.

This is not a feel-good theory book. It is a practical guide for real children, real behaviors, real barriers, and real clinical decision-making.

Use it when you know the need — but need help deciding what to do next.