The growing immigration wave
of populations fleeing wars, famines and poverty highlights the need to create
tools for welcoming children to schools in countries unknown to them. Language
can represent a great barrier to inclusion and integration, causing children to
suffer especially for the lack of communication means. Augmentative and
Alternative Communication (AAC) is based on the use of symbols to share
meanings, and it is a resource for both children with disabilities and foreign
children. The article analyses the best free resources that can be useful for
building games and language learning activities for every child in Italian
schools; knowledge of these opportunities is essential for school staff’s
updating and for educators’ pre-service training.