AAC goal of intervention Flashcards
What does it mean to plan for today and tomorrow ?
- Immediate and future communication needs for those who rely on aac.
- anticipate needs for communication based on the future- (motor/ lang/ environment)
- train ahead of time- plan ahead for motor function/ access method
Who is someone we need to plan for today and for tomorrow -
someone with ALS can talk in the early stages but not later. word bank for them using a digitized voice
What does intervention involve? HINT: PIC
P- personalization - select and personalize AAC for the person to ensure effective communication.
I- instruction - Teach the individual strategies and skills needed to communicate effectively.
C- connection: Instruct family and communication partners to create meaningful opportunities and advocate.
What is the overall goal of the you want them to participate fully in what?
hint- Every Elephant Has Four Cookies - 5 things
- education
- employment
- Healthcare
- Family life
- Community living
What is communicative competence?
“REAL TALK”
🔹 R – Resourceful skills (being adaptable, using different tools/strategies)
🔹 E – Effective communication (clear messages, adjusting for different partners)
🔹 A – Acquired over time (learned, built through experience)
🔹 L – Learned positivity (confidence, motivation, persistence)
🔹 T – True-to-life functionality (real-world use, personalization in intervention)
🔹 A – Adequacy in daily life (meeting communication needs in all settings)
🔹 L – Lifelike settings (natural, motivating environments—not just clinical)
🔹 K – Keeping up with interactions (social competence, sharing info, engaging with
Linguistic competence is what? visualize “LUC” as a friendly guide who helps someone build language skills, understand AAC symbols, and communicate effectively.
- L - Language skills (vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure)
- U - Understanding the AAC system’s linguistic code (symbols, text, signs)
- C - Communication of thoughts, needs, and emotions
-* symbolic*
Operational competence is what? think about team-
concrete
“TEAM” – Tech, Efficiency, Access, Minimize Effort
1. T - Tech skills (mastering AAC device use)
2. E - Efficiency (navigating screens, using scanning & eye-tracking)
3. A - Access methods (fine-tuning how they interact with the device)
4. M - Minimize effort & frustration (including low/no-tech gestures)
what is strategic competence- think PACE— Imagine keeping the right PACE in a conversation by using AAC strategies effectively.
- P - Patience (asking others to slow down, advocating for themselves)
- A - Adaptation (adjusting for vocab limitations, using strategies)
- C - Compensation (overcoming communication barriers)
- E - Effectiveness (predicting words, ensuring smooth communication)
Linguistic and operational competence
giving them the tool
social and strategic is what
how they use the tool
Cueing hierarchy - 7 things– least to most — “Please Notice Some Children Don’t Prefer Rigidness”
- Pause – expectant
- Natural cue – request
- Suggestion – do you think you can tell on device
- Choices - offer
- Direct command – tell me
- Physical prompt- hand over hand
- Requests- in convo
What is aided language simulation
- Aided language simulation – improve competency – augmented input- goal, model, increase, supporting comprehension – multiple opportunities for exposure to target.
- peer pressure- involving friends
- let person explore their device/ respond to all communication attempts
What are interrupted behavior chains-
- Choose familiar activity broken into steps
- Interruption – don’t provide a necessary object or obstruct child
- Wait for request/ protest
- Prompt if needed
- Routine can continue
- what is an activity based language intervention
- how can we promote generalization
- Activity based language intervention –
- Delay = sabotage –
- How do I promote generalization –
- Teach in functional/ relevant environments
- Vary the situation and partner during learning
- Use natural cues to use the target skills
- Vary the natural cues used
- Use natural consequence
What are 4 access barriers
AAC access barriers:
“People Prefer Knowledgeable, Supportive, Accepting Communication” (PPKSAC)
Breakdown:
🔹 P – Policy barriers (rules preventing AAC access)
🔹 P – Practice barriers (institutional habits limiting AAC use)
🔹 K – Knowledge barriers (lack of AAC understanding)
🔹 S – Skill barriers (partners don’t know how to support AAC)
🔹 A – Attitude barriers (negative beliefs about AAC)
🔹 C – Communication barriers (motor, cognitive, sensory, linguistic, strategic,
what is an example of a policy barrier
Policy barriers – Rules or laws that prevent AAC use (e.g., insurance not covering AAC devices).
practice barrier is what -
Practice barriers – Procedures in schools, workplaces, or healthcare that limit AAC access (e.g., requiring verbal responses in class).
what are different types of scanning -
“DASHED” – Covering Direct selection and different Scanning methods
🔹 D – Direct Selection (touch, eye gaze, pointer—user selects directly)
Scanning Methods (used when direct selection is not possible):
🔹 A – Automatic Scanning (continuous movement, user activates to stop)
🔹 S – Step Scanning (user moves through options step by step with a switch)
🔹 H – Head or Hand switch scanning (activates scanning via body movement)
🔹 E – Encoding (Partner-Assisted Scanning) (partner lists choices, user signals)
🔹 D – Directed Scanning (user holds switch to move and releases to select)
what is pre, non, and literatee
“People Need Language” (PNL)
🔹 P – Pre-literate (Has not yet learned to read/write but will in the future)
-Needs symbol-based AAC (pictures, symbols)
Focus: Meeting needs & developing literacy skills
🔹 N – Non-literate (Will not develop literacy due to cognitive or other challenges)
- Uses symbol-based AAC
Focus: Functional communication over literacy
🔹 L – Literate (Can read and write)
Can use text-based AAC (typing, word prediction)
Focus: Speed, efficiency, customization of messages
types of aac organization -
- Semantic-Syntactic Grid → A Sentence Puzzle 🧩
Imagine a word puzzle where you place words in order to form a sentence (e.g., “I want” + “apple”).
Words are grouped by part of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives). - Pragmatic Organization → A Conversation Menu 🗨️🍽️
Picture a restaurant menu where each section is based on intent (e.g., “Greetings,” “Requests,” “Questions”).
Just like picking food, you select phrases to communicate quickly. - Categorical Organization → A Grocery Store Aisle 🛒🏪
Imagine walking into a grocery store, where items are grouped by category (e.g., dairy, produce, snacks).
AAC vocab is arranged the same way (e.g., people, places, emotions). - Frequency-Based → A Phone Home Screen 📱
Think of your phone screen—the most-used apps are right there.
In AAC, the most-used words are easily accessible. - Grid vs. Visual Scene → A Chessboard vs. a Photo ♟️🖼️
Grid display = a chessboard (structured, symbols in neat rows).
Visual scene = a photo with clickable spots (e.g., a picture of a playground where tapping the slide says “I want to play”). - Routine-Based → A Daily Planner 📅
Picture a day planner with sections for morning, school, meals, bedtime.
AAC devices can be organized by daily activities.
types of organization/ scanning -
For large vocabularies → Group-Item is fastest.
For moderate vocabularies → Row-Column is most efficient.
For users who struggle with row-column → Column-Row may work better.
For beginners or users with limited cognitive ability → Linear is easiest.
For those who prefer circular motion → Circular is an option.
