Parents, carers, speech and language therapists and classroom staff supporting children or young people who use AAC may find these easyChat Play and Explore low tech communication boards useful for everyday interaction, play and routine activities. The pages use PCS symbols in a clear 15 location layout for pointing, modelling and shared communication.
The Baking activity board gives a practical example of how the manual boards are organised, with core words and topic vocabulary such as I, it, want, not, more, mix, pour, put, hot, cold, bowl, ingredients, roll and spoon. A linked More Baking page adds words including knife, scales, in, out and take, alongside home and more navigation cells.
Across the contents pages, the pack is arranged into everyday AAC categories including Activities, Books, Fun, School, Games, Songs, Phrases, Core Words, Topic Words and a Make your own section. The visible Activities menu includes baking, cooking, dressing, drinking, eating, gardening, going, learning, make-up, music, social chat, toilet and watching TV.
The 15 location format is suited to early communicators, children using picture communication, pupils with learning disabilities, autistic children, and AAC users who benefit from a consistent low tech board alongside speech, signs or a communication device. It may also help communication partners model language without needing electronic equipment.
In practice, the boards could be printed for home routines, classroom activities, speech therapy sessions or group work. Adults can point to symbols while speaking, offer choices, build short messages such as want more or put in, and encourage the child or AAC user to comment, request, reject, direct actions and join in with familiar activities.
