Foundation Communication Board - AAC Visual Support Tool

The Foundation Communication Board is a Simple Visual AAC Board for Everyday Communication. AAC stands for Augmentative and Alternative Communication. It provides an alternative or supporting aid to express wants, needs, choices and everyday requests. 

This A3 sized board features 30 high-frequency communication images, paired with text. It provides a quick, simple and effective way to build confidence and encourage communication at home, kinder, school, therapy and other communication environments.

This communication board is a great complimentary support for our popular Communication Books

Also, available as part of our Communication Development Kit - a comprehensive set of AAC aids to support children across settings.

Therapy Benefits:

• Supports everyday communication and speech and language development
• Encourages independence and self-advocacy
• Gives every child a voice; just because you can't speak doesn't mean you have nothing to say!
  
• Provides an augmentative support for children who can speak but struggle to get their message across with speech alone
• Improves interaction and reduces frustration
• Supports a range of communication (pragmatic) functions, including making requests and choices and expressing wants and needs
• Ideal for home routines, classrooms, therapy sessions

Who is This Communication Book For?

• Nonverbal and minimally verbal children 
• Kids with autism / neurodivergent children
• People with Selective Mutism or Situational Mutism
• Children with speech and language delays or disorders
• Children using AAC & picture-based communication
• Parents, teachers & speech therapists

How do I use this Foundation Communication Board?

Learning to use an AAC system is just like learning to talk. A child will learn best by having the system modelled to them. In other words, the input matches the output. The most natural way for kids to become confident with an AAC system is to have their communication partners (that means you, their teachers and whoever they regularly communicate with) use that system as well. As you talk to them in everyday interactions, point to key word pictures as you go. This helps them to attach meaning to the symbols, as well as developing an understanding of how to use the system for real life communication (a range of pragmatic functions). The more practice and experience the child has, the more confident they will become.

Product Features:

• Board includes 30 high-frequency words, represented by images and text
• Simple, easy-to-follow visual layout
• Tear-resistant, wipe-clean and designed for everyday use
• Can be used as a portable board or table / wall display
• Available in A3 size
• Material: Premium synthetic stock