Part 1 - Importance of Use of Augmentative Communication at Home & In the Community

 

Communication is valued at home, school, & in the community

Important to Use Augmentative Communication in all 3
Part 1

For today's blog I want to consider hoe to insure that the augmentative communication a child uses at school also gets used at home and in their community. In school a child who is using an augmentative communication will receive direct instruction on how to use it; and with effective teacher planing will be given a multitude of environmental situations where it will be practiced daily.

Some points to keep in mind when planning for increased use at home and in the community:

• Consider the family's schedule, activities, culture and initial knowledge of augmentative communication device when initiating increase  in use of device.
• Family needs training to fully utilize tool - training should consider any unique family communication needs (family situations).
• Reinforce parents willingness and success with adding and increasing use of augmentative communication at home and in the community.
• To increase success with use in community (more challenging because do not have invested communication partners) teachers can program relevant questions and common responses .