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Going back to school can be a stressful time for children, parents and teachers. Using Key Word Sign and symbols can help everyone get organised and understand what needs to happen.
Key Word Sign is a tool or strategy which can be used to support children and adults with communication difficulties to understand and get their message across to others.
Key Word Sign (KWS) adds signs to spoken words. The key words in a message are signed. KWS is not a sign language, but it borrows the signs from the sign language of the country it is used in.
Key Word Sign can be used with other methods of communication like picture symbols, communication devices and text. This is called multimodal communication.
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