Engineer your classroom to support communication of your students who need AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) throughout your activities. Whether you are an SLP or special education teacher, this set of augmentative communication boards will be a huge time saver in setting up communicative environments.

**This product is also included in a bundle offered at a discounted price: The Starter Kit for Successful Inclusion

They are specifically designed to help students move beyond just making requests, but they also can be used for different levels of skill. They give you activity-specific vocabulary and core vocabulary that is carried through all the activities (e.g., yes, no, bathroom, all done, I see).

This product is an electronic file download zip file. No product will be mailed to you. You may need to download a free app like Winzip to unzip the folder. You are responsible for assuring you have the needed software to open and print it. No refunds will be granted for incompatibility since it is a digital file. Directions for construction of the product are included in the file. Make sure you are opening it with Adobe Acrobat Reader (a free app) and following the printing instructions included in the download.

Who Are They For?

These boards are designed to be a flexible tool to help you support activity-specific vocabulary with a variety of functions. This helps students move beyond making requests to being able to talk about their actions, comment and begin conversation. They also add a tool for staff to model the use of augmentative communication in interactions with students.

Please Note These boards are not designed to be used in place of individual augmentative communication systems. They are designed to support communication throughout the classroom environment and supplement individual AAC instruction and use. As such, they do not include lunch or snack as those are so often so individual.

Features

✓ Consistent placement of repeating core vocabulary such as yes, no, bathroom, I’m all done, help, I want and I see. (for specifics see preview)

✓ Multiple functions of language (e.g., verbs, nouns, comment phrases)

✓ 5 Noun-based choice boards support a lower level of skill or to be used in combination with communication boards

✓ Print different sizes for different needs (portable, stationary)

✓ 4 different backgrounds to match your classroom

✓ Designed to coordinate with my visual support bundles in my TPT store.

✓ White / blank background to conserve ink.

✓ Blank grid for each background allows you to make your own boards.

✓ Use as point boards or exchange boards.

Boards Included

Blank Grid to Add Your Own Symbols

Choice & Communication boards for:

❋ Sensory ❋ Art ❋ Playground ❋ Games ❋ Music

Communication boards for:

❋ Library ❋ Play ❋ Cooking ❋ Gardening ❋ Class Meeting (Group) ❋ PE ❋ General (with generic visuals for use in different settings. ❋ Blank grid

See the accompanying pictures for what is included

This product is copyrighted to Christine Reeve 2016 for use in one classroom. They may not be copied for additional classes without purchasing extra licenses. For bulk discounts, please email me at chris@autismclassroomresources.com.