What's it all about?

Total communication diary has used Maslow's Hierarchy of needs, to show how positive home-school communication can impact the quality of environments of the student.

By knowing if a students physiological needs have been met prior to attending school, will ensure that the school knows if the student is prepared for in school participation. Sensory needs can be greater for children who have had poor quality of sleep, likewise knowing if a student didn't indulge in breakfast prior to school allows the class teacher opportunity to offer snack breaks.

Giving students a sense of security by knowing who is collecting them from school can offer reassurance at the end of the day. 

The total Communication Diary is also about promoting communication between the student and teacher. We have infomation about how the student was at home after school the previous day, which will help to modify the students schedule if certain activities towards the end of the day are leading to break down in behaviours when arriving home.

The weekend re-wind at the end of every weeks allows the school to connect at home on the weekends. its an excellent source for positive communication at circle time and especially for children who have poor re-call skills or prefer closed ended questions as now we already have the answers, we just need to ask the question.

The pre filled questions in the diary makes it easy for both parent and teacher to complete making sure that the most important information is shared daily in a quick and efficient way.

Feeding, toileting and movement breaks along with the range of emotion charts give the parents the most important information with only a few swishes of the pen.