What Are Communicative Functions and How to Expand Them

As special educators, do you find yourself trying to decide how to move next in teaching students with autism how to communicate? Think about increasing communicative functions. Being able to use language for different purposes greatly increases its power for our students. Find out about the functions of communication and how you can expand them with your students.

Sharing is caring!2906sharesShareTweetPinIn the last post I emphasized the importance of increasing the communicative functions of your students.  We spend a lot of time thinking about how many words our students use. But, if they can’t communicate effectively for a variety of purposes, then their communication is still very limited.  So, what kind of things am … Continue reading What Are Communicative Functions and How to Expand Them

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