Choice Cards

There are many "low-tech" strategies designed to focus on a child's expressive communication skills including but not limited to:

• communication board systems
• Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)
• break cards
• choice cards
• topic ring/topic wallet

Choice Cards

These allow the child a degree of independence by choosing from a predetermined set of choices. When presented in this way, the child is less likely to act out because he or she is allowed to make a "choice"of what he or she wants to do. For example, work time choice cards could be presented to the child with several choices of activities for the child to choose from.

Below is a an example of a choice card/choice board. It says, "I want...". This is followed by a strip of velcro. Students can choose a picture from the choice board expressing the specific activity or item they want at the time and stick it to the velcro. Choice cards/ choice boards can be created for various activities throughout the day such as snack, lunch, and outdoor/indoor play activities.

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