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• 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

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Part II of 3 parts

• Part II Assessment Resources
• Ideas / Resources
• Symbol examples
• Templates for Paperwork

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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

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Doing the assessment

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

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Physical access

• Direct select
• Headpointing
• Joystick
• Morse code
• Scanning
• Eye gaze

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SYMBOL TYPES

• Objects
• Texture cues or symbols
• COPPS
• Photographs
• Line Drawing (black white)
• Line Drawing (color)
• Realistic (black white)
• Realistic (color)

• Visual Scenes
• Semantic Compaction (Minspeak)
• Alphabet/Spelling

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OBJECT-SYMBOLRESOURCE LLC
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TALKING MY WAY
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PICTURE MASTER LANGUAGE SYSTEM
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PMLS
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PMLS
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20 Fundamental Words for Assessment Emerging
Vocabulary or Vocabulary for ADLs

• Eat
• Drink
• Bathroom
• Music
• Dog
• Ball (play)
• Read (book)
• Playdough
• Bubbles
• Jewelry

• Money
• Help
• All done
• Want
• Mine
• More
• Stop
• Go
• Work
• Television (watch)

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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

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Alphabet boards

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

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Symbols arrangement

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

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Symbol organization

• Cognitive sensory-perceptual considerations
• TASP Mayer Johnson
• Example from ACE-A book

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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.
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Language representation

• AAC Institute
• Single meaning pictures
• Alphabet spelling
• Semantic compaction
• Visual displays
• Phrase First

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Message Formulation

• Examples of message types
• Routine (prestored)
• Structured
• Novel utterances

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Communication Functions Examples observed 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

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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

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Social Networks Inventory

• 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

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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

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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