Read aloud, sign, show large print or use AAC. Pause for the child’s own answer. Their local symbol mapping may differ from an adult’s; record it rather than assuming a universal rule.
Day
Prompt
31
“What would you like your one paper card to help someone do or think?”
32
“In your invented game, what does this mark mean?”
33
“This same mark has two jobs here. What one change would make the jobs easier to tell apart?”
34
“Can you trace each sign on the guide to the meaning you put in your legend?”
35
“What does the new legend say THREE DOTS means, and where should it go?”
36
“What did you choose for your card’s purpose, two signs and their meanings?”
37
“Without colour, how can someone tell your two signs apart while their meanings stay?”
38
“Would you like a willing person to see it, practise privately, choose later or pass?”
39
“Who made this authorised work, and what does the maker say it is for?”
40
“Which one sign could change so GO and PAUSE look or feel different without colour?”