Using recall sheets are a great way to provide students with visual cues to help them remember what they did at school when they are sharing with their parents.
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| Rylie Jarrett Stevenson Elementary, Mad River |
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| Jackie Vollmer Driscoll Elementary, Centerville |
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| Jackie Vollmer Driscoll Elementary, Centerville |
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| Robbie Whorton Trotwood-Madison High School, Trotwood |
They can also be used to cue students to share with their teachers and peers about what happened while at home in the evening or over the weekend.
Interactive whiteboard activities using Boardmaker can be used to help students write about their weekend using similar visual cues. Click on the image below to find this FREE activity on the Boardmaker Online community.
Scripting
For some students, a simple script with a sentence starter can help them more readily share about remote experiences.
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| Katy Boston Morton Middle School, Vandalia |
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| Carrie Prickett Jane Chance Elementary, Miamisburg |
Voice Output Devices
Non-verbal students can share remote information too! If the student is using a communication device, determine how you can make it easy to share remote information. Create a button on the device that allows you to record quick messages about something that happened at school to share with family at home. Have parents send you information about something they feel their child would want to share and make sure the key vocabulary is available and easily accessible for quick sharing. The use of a sequenced voice output button is an easy, error-free way to allow your student to share. Record a series of messages that will allow your student to share information and ask related questions. For example:
- I went to the zoo this weekend
- My favorite animal was the monkey
- The monkey hit the glass and scared my brother. It was so funny!
- Have you ever been to the zoo?
For more ideas on functional communication training skills check out our previous Communication Corner posts:
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