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AAC Assessment

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What are 5 AAC Assessment Tools?

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Social Networks, AAC Profile, Pragmatics Profile for AAC, Mosaic and the SETT Framework are some AAC assessment tools.

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What is the social networks tool?

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  • Person Centred Planning
  • Highlights role of communication partners in the interaction process 

  • Used to establish goals 

  • Based on principles of Participation Model, ICF, Communicative Competence 

  • Identifying Information 

  • Skills of individual 
– Language areas
– Related areas
– Assistive technology use 

  • Communication partners- 5 circles 

  • Methods of expression/ primary method 

  • Representational strategies 

  • Selection strategies 

  • Strategies that support interaction 

  • Topics of Conversation
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What does the operational area of learning consider?

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  • Orientation & Awareness 

  • Positioning/ stability 

  • Mobility equipment 

  • Motor Movement – how will they access the communication aid? 

  • Cause & Effect 

  • Recalls symbols and their location 

  • Coordination and Automaticity 

  • AAC Navigation and Use 

  • Keeping system up to date.
  • Visual skills, memory, attention 

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What does the linguistic area of learning consider?

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  • Expressive & Receptive language 

  • Communication Awareness 

  • Communication of Meaning 

  • Vocabulary 

  • Combining words 

  • Syntax, Morphology, Narrative, Metalinguistic Skills, Self-Monitoring 

  • Literacy skills 

  • Communicative intent 

  • Symbolic skills
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What does the social area of learning consider?

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  • Natural Behaviours 

  • Interaction with others 

  • Interest in others 

  • Motivation 

  • Social Awareness 

  • Pragmatics- turn taking 

  • Initiating and maintaining conversations 

  • Turn-Taking and finishing conversations 

  • Using variety of communication functions 

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what does the strategic area of learning consider?

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  • Flexible to adapt communication style to situation
  • Choose most suitable mode of communication
  • Appropriate message selection and use
  • Repair breakdowns in communication
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What are some additional consideration for learning?

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  • Sensory impairments 

  • Physical and mental health 

  • Activities of Daily Living 

  • Contexts and Environments 

  • Personality, Preferences, Priorities 

  • Emotional Support Needs 

  • Personal history and future plans and aspirations 

  • Previous intervention & strategies 

  • Communication partner 

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3 factors of Single meaning pictures

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One picture/symbol represents one word or phrase

  1. Does not require literacy 

  2. Requires explicit teaching 
of pictures that are abstract
  3. May require large number of pictures to represent a large vocabulary 

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semantic compaction description and 5 factors.

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Pictures take on multiple meanings, which when sequenced together, create words, phrases and sentences

  1. Does not require literacy 

  2. Vocabulary is rule driven to 
support language 
development 

  3. Small set of symbols/icons 
required for a large 
vocabulary
  4. 
Requires training and 
practise to learn system 

  5. Potential for development 
of motor programs for practiced access patterns 

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alphabet based

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Words are spelt using letters

  1. Requires literacy 

  2. Vocabulary is not limited by 
program’s software 

  3. May require larger amount 
of input (i.e. multiple key strokes for one word to be produced) 

  4. Small symbol set (i.e. 26 letter symbols) 

  5. Rate enhancement features may be available 

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What are some other features to consider in the primary component?

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  1. Vocabulary: Core Vs. Fringe
  2. The method of utterance generation.
    i. e. Spontaneous Novel Utterance Generation (SNUG) – allows individuals to access words and phrases, to spontaneously create novel messages- to say exactly what they want to say and Pre stored sentences- quick access to commonly used messages- specific topics, comments, remarks, interjections, scripts, fillers.
  3. Linguistic/language level:
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What are the different types of symbols?

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  • PCS
  • Soft pics
  • Symbol stix
  • Pixons
  • Compic
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How do you navigate picture based AAC systems?

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page navigation icon sequencing.

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page navigation

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vocabulary is organised in a page “tree” structure 
and main page leads to various other pages or “popups” 
user navigates to and from pages to locate individual words, phrases or sentences 

• single meaning pictures used to represent each word
• text support can help with learning 


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What are the 5 types of page navigation?

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  • Activity
  • Grammatical
  • Semantic category
  • Pragmatic
  • Visual Scene Displays
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What is icon sequencing?

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Selecting 2 or more icons to produce one word or phrase. gives predictable access to a large vocabulary with a limited number of pictures. All core vocabulary is found on the main page. facilitates the learning of sequences automatically (similar to touch typing). gives tangible access to non “picture-producing” words. Semantic compaction – Minspeak 


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What are the different types of selection methods?

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  • Direct (hand, stylus, keyboard, head pointer, mouse, keyguard)
  • Scanning via switches:
  • Eye Gaze (i.e. megabee, tobii)
  • Other (morse code)
18
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Scanning via switches:

Methods and factors

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Methods:
- can be Low Tech: Partner-assisted scanning or High Tech: Built into device via switch
- Pattern: linear, row-column, column-row, zones 
-Automatic or Step or Inverse 
-One or two switches
Factors: 
-Timing
- Effort
- Speed (position of vocabulary)
- Auditory feedback
- Which switch
- Position of switch
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What is Dynamic assessment?

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  • Instructional interaction between therapist and client 

  • Revealing learning potential 

  • Not just measuring performance 

  • Ongoing assessment and review in AAC is part of your intervention 

  • Many variables can impact on performance 

  • AAC systems grow and change

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