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Core word communication board v0.1.0

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Before you print These sheets are practice and teaching aids for a teacher, therapist or family to use with a child they know. They do not test, diagnose or label anyone, and they are not therapy. Follow your child's team for goals and supports.

Core word board3 pages · Letter · portrait

I
you
it
want
go
stop
more
all done
help
like
not
yes
no
what
look
that
in
on
up
down
my
me
get
make
put
open
turn
play
eat
drink
give
again
here
different
same
good
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Colors and what they mean

Name ____________________ Date __________

  • People words
  • Doing words
  • Describing words
  • Place words
  • Social words
  • Question words
  • Little helper words
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How to use a core word board

For adults

Name ____________________ Date __________

  • Keep the board in the same place every day, within the child's reach.
  • Point to the words as you say them while you talk, in the middle of what you are doing.
  • Model for a while before you expect the child to use it; show a word, do not quiz.
  • Accept every way the child communicates: a point, a look, a sound, a word, a gesture.
  • Use the same few words many times in different activities, such as more, stop, go and help.
  • Ask the child's speech-language pathologist which words and which layout fit this child.
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A printable board of the most-used words, colored by kind of word, in three sizes, with a page on how adults can model it. Free to print; nothing to sign in to, and nothing about a child is typed or kept, and only your menu choices stay in this browser.

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How to use it

  1. Pick 20, 36 or 48 words.
  2. Choose colored or plain cells.
  3. Print the board, the color guide and the how-to page.
  4. Draw or stick a picture symbol in the empty strip of each cell.

Ideas for class

  • Keep a copy by the table and another by the door.
  • Laminate the board so it lasts.
  • Point to the words as you talk during play.
  • Start with the 20-word board for the first weeks.
  • Add pictures that match your home or classroom.

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Questions

Is this speech therapy?

No. This is a conversation aid. A speech-language pathologist decides what a child needs and which layout fits.

Why are the words colored?

Colors group the words by kind, which helps adults find them quickly. The guide page lists each color.

Why no name box?

So nothing about a child is typed or kept. Write the name on the printed page by hand.

Nothing you choose is sent to us, and there is no box for a name, a diagnosis or any detail about a child. Write the name on the printed page by hand. Your menu choices stay in this browser, and a share link carries them, never a child's details. No sign-in, no ads, no AI. What each tool stores