LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - For students with hearing deficiencies or who are non-verbal, communicating what they need to their teachers or peers can be incredibly difficult. So, one Lake Charles elementary school has implemented a new method.

“Communication shouldn’t stop at the classroom door. It should carry over across setting to setting,” Elizabeth Rubino, a speech-language pathologist, said.

For many, communication is not as simple as just walking up to someone and speaking, especially for younger children.

Henry Heights Elementary School has added a new tool to help bridge the gap - a communication board.

“We are a school of the deaf and the hard of hearing for Calcasieu Parish, and we also have a lot of nonverbal students here at this school. We wanted them to be represented. We

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