Supporting Augmentative Communication in All Environments

After the IEP team has determined what type of augmentative communication will be used to work best in achieving an individual’s goals and objectives, it is important that the AT is exposed within all daily environments. Daily environments can be specifically related to school and home communities. Building and developing positive relationships with family members to ensure there is carryover of the augmentative communication within all settings is extremely important. Representatives from the IEP team should enforce the use of AT in home environments by providing direct instruction to family members, working directly with the technology based device. The more independent immediate family members become when utilizing the device, the less they will rely on instruction from the school. Practice makes perfect!