Link to Boardmaker file for Classroom Communication Displays to edit (make a copy first)Įxamples of what the Classroom Communication Displays look like: Link to Download of All Classroom Communication Displays to Print (PDF) Instructions for Classroom Communication Displays For example, in many of our classrooms, we have a communication display on the classroom door it shows picture symbols of places in the school where we might go, and has some options for building phrases such as 'I'm going (to the) auditorium.' In addition to portable communication supports, we use ' Communication Displays,' which are communication boards that stay in a particular location. Note: We usually add the child's picture just above 'you' on this board, so that the picture serves as 'I' or the child's name. I recommend still exposing your child to the more complete boards above, as having only a few words available can be very limiting.ĭownload PDF of 4 Core Words Download PDF of 8 Core Words

If you need something larger or simpler, you can try one of these communication boards that use core words, but have fewer symbols. Here's an example of the first two boards: You can also find starter versions here - they have only a few symbols available, but still in the same locations so you can 'graduate' from one board to the next) of the complete boards. The second version has the Symbolstix symbols, which are also in the Proloquo2Go communication app that some of our classes and students use. We also have this Core Communication Board with translations in Arabic and Spanish. We use the core board and other resources for a teaching strategy called Aided Language Input.Ĭore Communication Board (Mayer-Johnson / Boardmaker Symbols) Core communication board (Symbolstix symbols) We refer to it throughout the day to support language comprehension as well as expressive language. It is also in each classroom as an enlarged poster. This is the communication board that is the 'home page' for our communication books and for many of our communication devices.

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