Implementing Effective Practices to Support Young Children’s Social Emotional, Language, and Early Literacy Development
A Collaboration between TACSEI and CELL
1.7 Identify ways to have conversations with children who are non-verbal, language delayed, or have English as a second language.
- See video clip of child signing with his teacher to request “more” water.
Watch: "Child signing" 
Use gestures, signs, or the child’s augmentative communication to respond to children who have communication support needs or who are English Language Learners.
Encourage children to draw a picture of what they want to talk about, or find a picture in a book or magazine.