The Wellington Catholic District School Board is finding alternative ways for students to communicate outside at recess.
It's implemented communication boards which have images with words students can point to, to explain what they would like to do or how they are feeling.
The idea was sparked when educators were trying to find a way to use tools they had in the classroom to bring outside. Some students have individual communications devices and there are many classroom based communications tools too. WCDSB speech-language pathologists Michelle Chimienti and Jessica Docker thought of bringing a communication board specific to outdoor play as the solution.
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