Developing and Using a Communication Book
by ACE Centre
Describes the key processes required to construct and use a communication book with a preliterate individual
Creating a truly effective communication book has always been a challenge for both parents and professionals. This unique 76 page guide describes the key processes required for the successful construction and use of a communication book. It gives all those involved the tools to help an individual to express a gradually increasing number of ideas to support their communication.
Three key components are covered:
- A stable, core vocabulary available on each page, that develops through five stages. This core, ranging from just ten symbols in Stage One to over 100 in Stage Five, is based on the development of children’s functional language as opposed to syntactical language. The core in Stages One to Four relates to the development of functional language. The core at Stage Five relates to the functions of language required by children who are 3 to 5 years old.
- A fringe vocabulary designed to meet an individual’s interests, needs and varied environments.
- The importance of a communication partner who is taught, through the guide, to use and model the symbols during communication and to support and scaffold the learners’ own communication attempts.
As an illustration of one way of making such books, the guide itself is in a filofax-sized ring bound format.
Although the guide has been developed for learners with difficulties, its appeal is much broader. The Times Educational Supplement (Sept 2005) said:
“It’s clear – and experience in pilot classrooms bears this out – that children of all abilities enjoy using the book… it represents an approach to language development that many mainstream teachers will find useful.”
The author, Clare Latham, is an experienced AAC speech and language therapist who has specialised in working with children with severe and complex learning disabilities.
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Developing and Using a Communication Book is targeted at the following age ranges:
- Adult
Developing and Using a Communication Book is designed to foster development in the areas of:
- Communication
- Resource preparation
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