Although students receive direct instruction and guidance in developing augmentive communication skills in school, they must practice and use their systems at home and within their communities. Using their systems in these other places reinforces the communication skills learned in school. Teachers must be actively involved in ensuring that there is appropriate carryover and use within the home, among the family members, and across community sites.
The development of a working relationship between school and home is critical to the success of augmentive communication. Training in the use of augmentive communication systems should be provided to families. This may include strategies for expanded use of the system providing new vocabulary for the unique communication demands of home and community.
It is important for the family to feel comfortable with the system and to understand the impact that communication practice will have on future success.
Resource:
Dell, A., Newton, D., & Petroff, J. (2012). Computersand Internet to Teach Math. Assistive Technology in the Classroom (). Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, Inc.. (Original work published 2008
Video of Student using Augmentive Communication Device
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuxlfHyWe9I
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