title: [Language development through picture communication symbols].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Language development in individuals who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication analyzed in a vygotskian perspective.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the use of Picture Communication Symbols (PCS) as a mediation instrument for a non-speaking child.
  
  
  METHODS
  A qualitative research based on the re-telling of stories using PCS, mediated by an adult.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Changes in the narratives were observed. The child presented a better discursive structure at the end of the study.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings demonstrate the importance of PCS as a mediation instrument for non-speaking individuals, improving their language and life quality.
authors.affiliation: Prefeitura Municipal de Rio das Pedras, São Paulo. taistabata@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Taís Tábata
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Trevizor
authors.forename: Regina Yu Shon
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Chun
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007804:Language Development; D008037:Linguistics / Q000592:standards; D008297:Male; D009155:Mutism; D009633:Nonverbal Communication; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual