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Pinnacle Sunshine · Skills

Receptive and expressive communication

Receptive communication concerns understanding messages. Expressive communication concerns sharing a message with someone else. A child may use speech, gestures, pictures or a communication device, and their abilities can differ across situations.

Pinnacle Sunshine illustration for receptive and expressive communication

Give the goal a place in your child’s life.

Compare two real moments: understanding a familiar request and asking someone for help. Describe the setting, how the message was given and how the child responded.

A useful question to bring to the team

What helps my child understand, and what gives them a reliable way to express a need or idea?

Bring a recent example from home or school. What did your child want to do? What could they already do? Where did they need help? Your observations help us connect the discussion to a goal that matters to your family.

Connect understanding, practice and progress.

At Pinnacle, your child’s self-sufficient, mainstream-included life gives the plan its direction. PinnacleAI® connects measurement, a child-specific plan, integrated therapies, everyday practice and review. The next step should have a clear purpose, an appropriate level of support and a way to review whether it is helping.

Pinnacle Blooms Network · Updated 6 October 2026. Educational guidance for a conversation with your child’s team. Explore Pinnacle’s published evidence and licences.

From an answer to your child’s life

Let’s understand what would help your child next.

Your child’s growing independence, communication, learning and participation give the work its direction. We bring the relevant professionals, therapies, everyday practice and review together around that purpose.