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AAC Assessment Toolkit: Equipment, Resources, and Research

Comprehensive guide with equipment list, resources, symbol examples, templates, research templates, funding info, assessment ideas, and communication functions. Get prepared with pre-assessment tools and engage in assessment with various physical access methods and symbol types.

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AAC Assessment Toolkit: Equipment, Resources, and Research

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  1. 3 parts – Download all 3 • Part I – Assessment Toolkit Equipment • List of equipment to use • Part II – Assessment Resources • Ideas/Resources • Symbol examples • Templates for Paperwork • Part III – Researching Device Choices • Templates for Research • Funding information

  2. Part II of 3 parts Part II – Assessment Resources Ideas / Resources Symbol examples Templates for Paperwork

  3. Pre-Assessment Preparation • Questions at Initial Contact • Preservice Questionnaire • Information that can be obtained prior to assessment session • Pre Evaluation Questionnaire • Obtaining previous reports, evaluations and supplemental information • Communication Questionnaire • Case History

  4. Doing the assessment • Record assessment observations • Physical access- input • Symbols used / symbol arrangement • Language representation • Rate enhancement • Message formulation • Current communication functions/form used

  5. Physical access • Direct select • Headpointing • Joystick • Morse code • Scanning • Eye gaze

  6. Objects Texture cues or symbols COPPS Photographs Line Drawing (black & white) Line Drawing (color) Realistic (black & white) Realistic (color) Visual Scenes SemanticCompaction (Minspeak) Alphabet/Spelling SYMBOL TYPES

  7. OBJECT-SYMBOLRESOURCE LLC

  8. TALKING MY WAY

  9. PICTURE MASTER LANGUAGE SYSTEM

  10. PMLS

  11. PMLS

  12. Eat Drink Bathroom Music Dog Ball (play) Read (book) Playdough Bubbles Jewelry Money Help All done Want Mine More Stop Go Work Television (watch) 20 Fundamental Words for AssessmentEmerging Vocabulary or Vocabulary for ADL’s

  13. Symbol Sizes for Kit PHOTOS SYMBOLS ¾” X ¾’ ½” X ½” 1’ X 1” 1” X 1” 2” x 2” 2” x 2” 3” x 3” 3” x 3” 4” x 6” 4” X 6” 81/2” x 11”

  14. Alphabet boards Alphabet/Spelling • Grammatically based boards • Alphabet boards • Keyboard arrangements • ABC • QWERTY • Frequency of occurence

  15. Symbols arrangement • Size • No. per page • Consistency • Concrete vs. abstract • Static display (one page) • Dynamic display (multiple pages)

  16. Symbol organization Cognitive & sensory-perceptual considerations TASP – Mayer Johnson & Example from ACE-A book

  17. The Test of Aided-Communication Performance (TASP) • by Joan Bruno, Ph.D., CCC-SLP TASP A tool for the assessment of symbol-based communication skills. Includes subtests on symbol size and number, grammatical encoding, categorization and syntactic performance. Results may help determine AAC intervention strategies and goals. Provides starting point for designing communication boards or selecting a page for an AAC device.

  18. Language representation • AAC Institute • Single meaning pictures • Alphabet – spelling • Semantic compaction • Visual displays • Phrase First

  19. Message Formulation Examples of message types • Routine (prestored) • Structured • Novel utterances

  20. Communication Functions Examplesobserved or reported (from case history) • Make basic needs known (comfort) • Request objects, activity, situation • Request continuation / termination of activity • Request assistance • Request attention • Answer “Yes” & “No” appropriately • Answer basic wh ?’s • Give personal information

  21. Communication function examples(continued) • Make comments • Relate personal events • Ask questions • Demonstrate humor • Start conversation/maintain /end conversation • Share thoughts / ideas / opinions • Other as appropriate

  22. Enables collection of information from individuals, their families, and involved practitioners, about their communication partners and current modes of expression to assist in guiding and refining intervention. Available from Attainment - www.attainmentcompany.com Social Networks Inventory

  23. Summary of evaluation session • Attempt to talk with all participants at the end of each evaluation session • Provide written summary at the conclusion of each session • Means of sharing information that helps everyone to understand what was done • Way to communicate what will happen next • Method of recording information to use for report writing • Evaluation Consult Summary

  24. Evaluation Notes • Form to provide consistent means of recording information during the evaluation session • Use of form helps to promote an organized method for keeping work records • Mechanism to measure progress • Summary of Observations • Evaluation Notes Form

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