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Color-Coding for Speech Symbols

The document describes a color-coding system for picture communication symbols based on parts of speech, with verbs colored pink, descriptors colored blue, prepositions colored green, and nouns colored yellow, while miscellaneous words like pronouns and exclamations are colored orange. Organizing symbols according to their part of speech and typical placement in a sentence, from left to right, is helpful for communication boards.

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Color-Coding for Speech Symbols

The document describes a color-coding system for picture communication symbols based on parts of speech, with verbs colored pink, descriptors colored blue, prepositions colored green, and nouns colored yellow, while miscellaneous words like pronouns and exclamations are colored orange. Organizing symbols according to their part of speech and typical placement in a sentence, from left to right, is helpful for communication boards.

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Color-Coding Picture Communication Symbols

By Parts Of Speech

Verbs (e.g., COME, OPEN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pink

Descriptors {adjectives, adverbs, and social descriptive phrases}


(e.g., PRETTY, SLOW, THIS IS FUN) . . . . . . . . . . . . blue

Prepositions (e.g., IN, OFF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . green

Nouns (e.g., CAR, STRING) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . yellow

Miscellaneous category of interaction words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . orange


WH-words (e.g., WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE);
Exclamations (e.g., UH OH, WOW);
Negative words (e.g., NO, DON'T);
Pronouns (e.g., I, YOU).

Adapted from Goosens', Crain, Elder (1994).

Vocabulary Placement: The Fitzgerald Key

Organizing the symbols on a communication board according to part of speech is very


helpful. This format follows a left to right order in grammatical groups by the typical
place in a sentence. Question words are on the left of a display, then verbs, then
descriptors, and then object nouns. We usually place the social phrases in the lower
right hand corner of the display.

This format along with the color coding makes using the display much more efficient.
Look at the placement and color coding on the sample board for playing with a doll
house.

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