Getting Started: Using Visual Systems to Promote Communication

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The daily schedule shows the big picture for the day and is generally not specific.
The schedule may say, “playtime” but that may be anything for example playing with
puzzles, trains, blocks, playing outside etc. Consider how many activities you will
display on the schedule at the one time (for example, morning activities vs. the entire
day’s activities). When an activity has finished the child can remove the picture
symbol and put it in a finished envelope/box. Alternatively, the child can turn the
picture around to indicate the activity has finished.
Example of only the morning section being displayed
Example of a Finished Envelope
Example of child turning the picture
Black and
white
chequered
boxes are
drawn onto
an envelope