Communication Board to help kids express

 Alternative communication

Communication Board or Choice Board

Communication board is a way of alternative and augmentative communication. It is basically used for children when they are not expressing their needs and wants. 

This is a best way to make them express when they really want something and are not equipped with the way to  share their own inner need and feeling. If they are not expressing this could lead to frustration and anger. Feel if you have a bad throat and hoarse voice, you are not able to speak everything, you do gestures, sometimes you write instead of talking. In the same way we need to give some alternative 2 our children so that they can tell us what they want. 

We should always start with the basic one food, water, washroom, pain , sleep, favourite activity, favourite snack etc. Point the required picture from a choice board and say the name. Your child may not speak but you can say the name for your child. He is listening everytime and listening helps in recalling. Recalling helps in using it in words. So don't think ever that  communication boards are going to develop a habit of not speaking. I have an experience with apraxia where children  speak words verbally once we started using AAC with him. They became a calm and expressive child

I will share more ideas and stories with you. Keep reading. 

Communication board designed by 

Maaiza Tariq 

Grade 8 student