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Communication Strategies for the Nonverbal Students
Practical Strategies for Teachers and Speech/Language Pathologists
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What is Augmentative Communication?
A system that builds on existing communication skills, but gives the student another way of communicating.
Enables participation, encourages inclusion, fosters independence.
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Which Children Will Benefit?
Physically Impaired Language Delayed/Apraxic Pre-Verbal and Emergent Verbal Autistic Developmentally Delayed Mentally Handicapped
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Benefits of AAC?
Increases output Improves
understanding Facilitates speech
development Improves behavior Increases participation
Concrete Multisensory Motivating Social
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Myths About AAC
Students won’t learn to speak. AAC is done only with the SLP. High tech is better than low tech. Students don’t need training. There is no funding available. Students will be self-motivated.
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Barriers Affecting AAC
Opportunity Policy Practice Attitude Knowledge
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Vocabulary Selection
Day Mapping Varied Settings Joint Effort Between Home, School &
Student
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Symbol Selection
Objects Object Representation Photos Colored Drawings B & W Drawings Symbol + Word Word
Size Color Type of Picture
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Device Hierarchy
Eye Gaze Calendar Box Single Target 2, 4, 8 Target Variable Targets
MCB Individual board Activity based Choice making
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Engineering the Classroom
Day Schedule
Adapted Books
Visual Strategies
Props
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LAT Screening Test
Administered to every student considered for AAC. School SLP will obtain kit from lead. Send results to LAT Referral Coordinator. Team reviews for system trial if device is
needed.
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LAT Team
Local Assistive Technology Specialists LAT Referral Coordinator Lourdes Day, Technology Specialist Lorrie Prince, Speech/Language Pathologist Judy Sanders, Occupational Therapist Joanne Stidham, Speech/Language Pathologist
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Goals
Augmentative Goals available on Excent Responsibility of Classroom Teacher SLP Role
Consult with teacher Provide drill and practice with students receiving
direct service
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Implementation
Drill and Practice Functional Situations Motivating Activities Modeling System Trials Frequent Monitoring
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Conclusion
Language, and the ability to communicate, are woven into every aspect of education.
It is the responsibility of every educator to facilitate the communication process to ensure the success of all students.