The following materials are required:

• Small or large tiles is available in the ACLS-6 supplies. People with reduced fine motor activity may require the large tiles.
• A small bowl or container to hold the plastic tiles.
• White craft foam to set the frame and tiles on (optional).
• Samples of the copying designs. These are included with the tiles. The copying designs are also available as PDFs.

The copying activity is used to differentiate between ACL 3.4 to 5.4.

There are two sizes available, small and large. Both sizes give the same score. The large size enables people with reduced fine motor hand function to be able to do the activity.

Awareness of a sense of completion may be shown by:

• colouring the whole picture or all the spaces within a shape,
• redirecting themselves back to colouring if distracted,
• maintaining focus until done, or
• saying I'm done or sitting back and folding their arms.

Their attention is on colouring in shapes, and their attention span is influenced by the materials and their information processing speed.

Score

The tentative score is ACL 3.8.

Awareness of the perimeters of shapes may be shown by staying within the lines, and / or outlining shapes, which are the scoring criteria.

To confirm the score, you can check on their ability to sort objects by bold colours.

Score

The tentative score is ACL 3.6.

Colouring roughly within a shape is the scoring criteria, which shows attention to the location of the effects of their actions.

Partial completion of the picture is common, with them scribbling along the lines.

They may perseverate, let them continue.

To confirm the score, you can check on their ability to place objects in a row.

Score

The tentative score is ACL 3.4.

Scribbling, with a back and forth motion is the scoring criteria.

The colour may be applied anywhere on the paper. They may not be looking at the effects of their actions nor paying attention to the lines on the picture.

Score

The tentative score is ACL 3.2.

Intentional grasp and release of at least one object is the scoring criteria.

The form of grasp will be whatever habit they have stored in their procedural memory.

Release is with intent, not falling out of their hand.

Score

The tentative score is ACL 3.0.

Select the behaviour that most closely matches your observations:

Introduce the activity by saying:

Place the blank picture at 2 feet (60 cm) in front of them.

If they do not look at it, prompt by tapping the picture.

If you are unsure about their attention, hand them a colouring tool and continue to observe.

If they are not sure what to do with the colouring tool, provide a small demonstration by starting to colour part of the picture.

Ending the Activity

The person decides when to end the activity.

The use of a line is used to organise a person's actions and enters the scale in ACL 2.6, when they can mentally draw a line from where they are to where they want to walk to a destination. Critical observations include how much attention do they pay to the lines in the drawing. Do they colour within the lines? Do empty spaces prompt and keep them going until all spaces are coloured in and they are done?