Communication – Speech and Language Therapy (SALT)
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Welcome to our Communication page where you will find lots of information about the work that our Speech and Language Therapists do at School.
Useful Reading Material & Activities To Try At Home
- Attention autism key point stage 1 and 2
- First and then instructions
- First-then board
- Hand washing visuals
- Home Visual Timetable
- Home Visuals
- How to create opportunities for communication
- How to make your own sensory toy
- How to use a visual timetable
- How to use help cards
- How to use I am working for
- How to use wait cards
- I am Working for
- Intensive interaction guide for parents
- PECS phase display
- PECs symbols
- Reducing anxiety when at home
- Supporting emotional regulation at home
- Turn taking board
- Visuals turn-taking
Makaton
Sign of the Week
You can keep up to date with The Sign Of The Week by visiting the Makaton website here where you will be able to view videos of the signs.
There are also lots of free downloads on the Makaton website. Please click here to access some really useful free resources.
More Makaton signs with Mr. Tumble to practice at home:
PECS
Please download the list of core vocabulary wordlist
At Haymerle School we use PECS amongst other forms of communication. The primary goal of PECS is to teach functional communication using a picture based communication system.
For more information on PECS, please visit the PECS website by clicking here.