Create Communication Boards on the Spot
Using communication supports to aid lessons helps understanding. I use and create these supports in sessions with the children I treat in therapy. We program together, discuss picture options, select vocabulary together, compare, contrast, I let them select the images (even over teletherapy, we have a system in place for them letting me know what image they are selecting), and we talk about what we want the selection to “say”. We also talk about spelling, phonics, reading, first letters, sounds, appropriate articulation – everything!
Even though my focus and specialty is AAC, I use these supports with very verbal children as well. These lessons created are from issues that came up in the therapy session where we either needed clarification or needed to brainstorm thoughts.
Boards below were created for and with ESL kids, AAC kids, and past AAC kids who are now totally verbal but benefit from supports in therapy/teaching.
The 2 boards on “moving” are from siblings I see. They both have autism. They both started verbally talking with me and the use of the app, one at age 6 and one at age 8. They were both completely nonverbal (and apraxic) prior to that. They are ages 9 and 12 now, and still need some help with articulation and language, but just look at the thoughts they had and articulated on the “moving” boards below! So pleased. 💖
Create boards in the moment! It’s a ton of fun and helps a ton!Connection and understanding yields growth.
~Danielle
Even though my focus and specialty is AAC, I use these supports with very verbal children as well. These lessons created are from issues that came up in the therapy session where we either needed clarification or needed to brainstorm thoughts.
Boards below were created for and with ESL kids, AAC kids, and past AAC kids who are now totally verbal but benefit from supports in therapy/teaching.
The 2 boards on “moving” are from siblings I see. They both have autism. They both started verbally talking with me and the use of the app, one at age 6 and one at age 8. They were both completely nonverbal (and apraxic) prior to that. They are ages 9 and 12 now, and still need some help with articulation and language, but just look at the thoughts they had and articulated on the “moving” boards below! So pleased. 💖
Create boards in the moment! It’s a ton of fun and helps a ton!Connection and understanding yields growth.
~Danielle
