Teaching non verbal child to read.

Can you explain what you mean with the school? What services is he receiving

I’d use a word board for them to communicate point and you write it down

@Haley the school won’t teach him how to read or write due to he’s lack of communication. I worry he won’t have any literacy.

@Lacey could you show an example?

AAC communication boards (printed or an app on a tablet) & puzzles that show a picture & a word can be helpful Like these https://www.lakeshorelearning.com/products/language/phonics-word-building/word-building-puzzles-3-letter-words/p/JJ466/

https://www.fluentaac.com/communication-boards

Print a sheet abc all to Z with basic full stop commer etc so they can see it and point at it whilst you hold the sheet so they can Recite it back to you about having to speak

@Parker 又 he has a speech device that uses these visuals and he does not like to use it. I also believes he’s lack of focus is the biggest challenge

Maybe this video could be helpful to you? It’s very worth bringing up to his team at school that you’d like to have the goal of figuring out how to make communication feel collaborative for your child regardless of what method y’all land of communicating through (: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBZp48GR0am/?igsh=MXB4bzB2ZHFyMTF6Mw==

Subtitles on everything. Don't forget reading to him, too. Find books he's interested in, make sure you point to the words and ask more questions for him to point to/out. The purpose of this is to help with letter/sound recognition, and fun at the same time. Just one book a day will do wonders (even if the focus isn't always there). Just looking at words and letters more often will be helpful. You're an amazing mother for going above and beyond for your child. Question, how are his physical abilities? Is there a way you could play hide and seek with letters and words and pictures? Or maybe a scavenger hunt type game where he has to run into several different rooms? Or maybe you could use matchbox cars (or something small that you already have) and tape a letter to each roof and have them race or drive around to make words? You can even shape food into letters, too. A little fun goes a long way when trying to learn something new.

Oh also this book/program! Could be very helpful (: https://www.hanen.org/programs/it-takes-two-to-talk

Could audiobooks help? Some libraries have wonder books which read to the kid while they follow along.

@Keylii thank you so much for these ideas. Love the scavenger hunt idea

@Melissa omg he loves audiobooks on the iPad. Some nights he puts himself to sleep with the audiobooks