Inclusive Stories AAC Support Pack.
Printable AAC resources to help learners choose, respond and communicate during shared story sessions.
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Turn story moments into communication opportunities.
A shared story session gives you natural points to pause, wait and invite a response. A learner might choose which story to read, look towards a favourite character, react to a sound, ask for a repeated part, show they like something or tell you they want to stop. The AAC resources help make those moments clearer and easier to respond to, so communication becomes part of the story rather than something separate from it.
Let learners choose the story.
Use the choice boards when learners are choosing a story, topic, character or what they would like to read next. Learners can point, look, use eye gaze, select with support, use partner-assisted scanning or respond through their existing communication method. You can use the full board, offer a smaller set of favourite stories, cut out individual story cards or add story choices to a now and next board or visual schedule.
Give learners language as the story unfolds.
Use the communication boards during story sessions, so learners have useful words available at the moment they need them. The boards can support messages such as more, again, stop, help, like, don’t like, see, hear, choose, want and finish. Adults can model the symbols while reading or listening, then pause so the learner has time to respond. This might happen after a repeated phrase, when a sound plays, when a character appears or when the learner shows interest in a particular part of the story.
Support responses through looking.
Use the eye-pointing boards with learners who communicate by looking, use eye gaze or need partner-assisted scanning. The boards give learners a clear way to choose a story or show a response without needing to touch the screen or printed resource. An adult can present the choices, watch carefully, confirm the learner’s message and then respond by starting the story, repeating a favourite part, stopping or commenting back.
Focused story choices with ChooseIt Maker.
The pack also includes selected ChooseIt Maker examples to support simple digital choices linked to stories and communication. Learners can use these examples to choose between stories, practise preference sharing or communicate whether they like or do not like something. The examples can be adapted for favourite stories, class topics and individual learners. They are not intended to mirror every printable board.
Use the resources before, during and after the story.
Before the story, learners might choose what to read. During the story, they might ask for more, respond to a character, comment on a sound or show they want a pause. After the story, they might choose another story, share a preference or revisit a favourite moment. The printable resources are designed to be used alongside Inclusive Stories. They can also be used alongside a learner’s existing AAC system where appropriate, but they are not intended to replace a high-tech AAC device.
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