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Part I – Assessment Toolkit Equipment
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List of equipment to use
Part II – Assessment Resources
Ideas/Resources
 Symbol examples
 Templates for Paperwork
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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
Pre-Assessment Preparation
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Questions at Initial Contact
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Information that can be obtained prior
to assessment session
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Preservice Questionnaire
Pre Evaluation Questionnaire
Obtaining previous reports, evaluations
and supplemental information
Communication Questionnaire
 Case History
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Doing the assessment
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Record assessment observations
Physical access- input
Symbols used / symbol arrangement
Language representation
Rate enhancement
Message formulation
Current communication functions/form used
Physical access
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Direct select
Headpointing
Joystick
Morse code
Scanning
Eye gaze
SYMBOL TYPES
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Objects
Texture cues or symbols
COPPS
Photographs
Line Drawing (black &
white)
Line Drawing (color)
Realistic (black & white)
Realistic (color)
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Visual Scenes
Semantic Compaction
(Minspeak)
Alphabet/Spelling
OBJECT-SYMBOL
RESOURCE LLC
TALKING MY WAY
PICTURE MASTER LANGUAGE SYSTEM
PMLS
PMLS
20 Fundamental Words for Assessment
Emerging Vocabulary or Vocabulary for ADL’s
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Eat
Drink
Bathroom
Music
Dog
Ball (play)
Read (book)
Playdough
Bubbles
Jewelry
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Money
Help
All done
Want
Mine
More
Stop
Go
Work
Television (watch)
Symbol Sizes for Kit
PHOTOS
¾” X ¾’
1’ X 1”
2” x 2”
3” x 3”
4” x 6”
81/2” x 11”
SYMBOLS
½” X ½”
1” X 1”
2” x 2”
3” x 3”
4” X 6”
Alphabet boards
Alphabet/Spelling
 Grammatically based boards
 Alphabet boards
 Keyboard arrangements
 ABC
 QWERTY
 Frequency
of occurence
Symbols arrangement
 Size
 No.
per page
 Consistency
 Concrete
vs. abstract
 Static display (one page)
 Dynamic display (multiple pages)
Symbol organization
Cognitive & sensory-perceptual considerations
TASP – Mayer Johnson &
Example from ACE-A book
TASP
The
Test of Aided-Communication Performance
(TASP)
by Joan Bruno, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
A tool for the assessment of symbolbased 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.
Language representation
 AAC
Institute
 Single meaning pictures
 Alphabet – spelling
 Semantic compaction
 Visual displays
 Phrase First
Message Formulation
Examples of message types
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Routine (prestored)
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Structured
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Novel utterances
Communication Functions
Examples observed or reported (from case history)
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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
Communication function
examples(continued)
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Make comments
Relate personal events
Ask questions
Demonstrate humor
Start conversation/maintain /end conversation
Share thoughts / ideas / opinions
Other as appropriate
Social Networks Inventory
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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.
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Available from Attainment www.attainmentcompany.com
Summary of evaluation session
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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
Evaluation Notes
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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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