Communication Board

This post explains the use of a communication board as one option for a student to use to meet his IEP annual goal.

Present Level of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance: Andy uses a variety of sounds, gestures, signs, and picture/symbols to communicate with his family. He is very social and enjoys parallel play. Andy does not communicate vocally in the classroom, but does use some gestures. At school Andy will sign, but only with prompts.

Annual Goal: Andy will increase expressive language production by using a variety of communication methods in the classroom, including sign language, gestures, communication boards, pictures, and simple voice output devices during four out of five opportunities.

Communication boards make language visible and accessible for individuals like Andy who have speech impairments.  Commuincation displays consist of photographs, symbols, word/phrases or a combination of all three.  Typically, multiple communication boards are developed to address both specific and generic vocabulary needs in a variety of contexts.  A communication board is one way to increase Andy's expressive language and would help meet his annual goal.

Reference for IEP:
http://wati.org/