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Here is an example with the layout that is provided in the modules (see Figure 2).
It can easily be adapted for what works for the team. As students transition to
different schools and teams, such tools help the student's communication to be
recognized by faculty and staff. The student's new team can begin the year with a
basic understanding of what communication looks like and can develop trust by
responding to the student's communication effectively.
Figure 2
Sample Signal and Communication Dictionary
In order to ensure the team is able to implement and maximize the student's
learning experience, the Communication Matrix Planning Tool was developed.
This tool includes activities for a team to complete to outline the student's sensory
involvement, foundational knowledge, mastered and emerging skills,
communicative intents, goal setting, outlining the intervention plan, embedding
goals into daily routines, and finally how to put everything into practice for the
