Communication Preference Profile
How a child prefers to receive and give information — a one-page profile any new teacher can act on in a minute.
A communication profile is useful to a new teacher only when each line converts into something they can do differently, which is why "needs one instruction at a time" belongs in it and "has communication difficulties" does not.
Communication Preference Profile
Frequently asked
What is a one-page profile?
A short document, usually written with the child, that says what people appreciate about them, what is important to them, and how best to support them. It travels between teachers and settings and is most useful when it is genuinely one page.
Should the child help write it?
Wherever possible. Their version of how they prefer to be asked things is more accurate than an adult's, and the act of being consulted is part of the point. For younger children, write it about them but read it to them.
Who should get a copy?
Every adult who teaches them, including cover staff — which is the group most often missed and the group for whom it matters most, since they arrive with no history at all.
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