•allowing any non-verbal children, or children that struggle with communication, to point to a symbol to communicate their wants or need.
•allowing you to reinforce what you are communicating by pointing to the relevant symbol. That way the children can see what you are trying to say.
•developing their literacy skills by having the word under each symbol, thus supporting early ready
•supporting emotional development by giving children a change to consider how they are feeling, or perhaps how someone else is feeling.