Efficacy of AAC for Functional Communication

"Participants will be provided with a choice of 3 Nursery rhymes (Wheels on the bus, Old McDonald and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star) Objects pertaining to the 3 rhymes will be placed on a board Children will be given prompts as per their need and will be marked on the type of prompt given.~These children will transit to pictures and Makaton symbols, if they are able to make choices using objects."

"Participants will be provided with a choice of 3 pictures within the initial choice making of the 2 Nursery rhymes (Wheels on the bus and Old McDonald ) Wheels on the Bus will include - mama/wipers/horn McDonalds - cow/dog/cat Objects pertaining to the 3 rhymes will be placed on a board Children will be given prompts as per their need and will be marked on the type of prompt given.~These children will transit to pictures and Makaton symbols, if they are able to make choices using objects."

Participants will be provided with 2,3 and 4 sensory objects. Participants will opt for an object by making a choice between these objects, if this is achieved then the child will be moved to picture level and symbol.