Day to day strategies to support my child’s

communication Working together to find

strategies that are useful.

What can I do to support my child’s

understanding of daily messages,

commands ?

Thinking about understanding and

processing

Roleplay Exercise•Which was easier to

follow?• How do you think the

listener felt during the first conversation?

•What helped in the second conversation?

Allow Time

Use key words

Think of what is going on around you both

Use visual supports

Use all modes of communication e.g. gesture

Pick some cues that will

help get the message across

Use visual supports within social stories

to help in getting complex messages or new ideas across

e.g. going to the hospital.

Things to think about when using visual supports!!

What can I do to support my child in

getting their message across?

Offer closed choices MODEL AND ENCOURAGE

PRACTICAL WORDS

MODEL AND

ENCOURAGE

SIGN Encourage PECS use

Encourage the practicing of new and complex words

MODEL AND ENCOURAGE USE OF THE AID OR

METHOD YOUR CHILD USES OR HAS BEGUN TO

USE E.G. IPAD, IPOD, COMMUNICATION BOOK,

PECS BOOK, OBJECTS, USE OF SPOKEN WORDS ETC.

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