Communication happens everywhere

A reminder to us all.

Communication happens in all activities. Check out this bloglink about setting up a communication topic board for someone in a swimming pool. 

Using a floatation kickboard as a mounting system, this young girl has a range of things she can communicate about while enjoying her time in the water.

Think about other wet area communication opportunities, from bathtime and shower time to gardening and water play. How can we set up topic boards for communication at these times.

aacgirls.blogspot.com.au

Cathy

Cathy Basterfield

Speech Pathologist

Access Easy English

0466 579 855

cathy@accesseasyenglish.com.au

www.accesseasyenglish.com.au

Successful communication. What does it need?

Have you ever wondered what a person needs for successful communication.

Well there is 
- everyone working together
- appropriate vocabulary for contexts
- motivating things to communicate about, to name just 3.

Critically interaction and communication builds upon success and each other.

Check out this great visual display, of what is required to have really successful communication and interaction. In 2012, Kate Ahern developed this great resource of the Periodic Table of AAC

Talk to Cathy about your own communication development and interaction using AAC.

Cathy 

Cathy Basterfield
0466 579 8955
cathy@accesseasyenglish.com.au
www.accesseasyenglish.com.au