LAMP WFL
AAC
Specific Language First Approach
Implementation
Communication Partner
100

LAMP Words for Life is an AAC system uses this form of vocabulary organization

What is motor planning or What is Semantic Compaction

100
True or False: There are prerequisites for children to learn AAC.

False. There are no cognitive or prerequisite skills required to learn AAC.

100

This approach is used to determine if LAMP Words for Life should be the first AAC system considered.

What is the Specific Language System First Approach / What is mass feature matching?

100

True/False: We can remove a student's device when we don't like how they are using it

False

100

To be an effective communication partner, you should make more of these and ask fewer questions.

What are comments

200

The acronym LAMP stands for this.

what is Language Acquisition through Motor Planning

200

What does it mean to "presume potential" in AAC? 

Assuming that a student will learn to use AAC given time, support, and resources.

200

When a student is able to use direct finger selection on an 84 button screen with or without a keyguard they are this level student in the Tier system.

What is Tier 2? 

200

These kinds of words make up approximately 80% of the words we say  

What are core words?

200

AAC learners require up to 30-45 seconds for this, especially in classroom settings.

What is Wait Time

300

LAMP Words for Life allows users to generate at least this many words from its full vocabulary.

What is over 3,000

300

What is the least dangerous assumption when introducing AAC?

Providing robust AAC as early and quickly as possible to support speech or AAC skills.

300
When a student is not able to use direct selection or has an impairment such that LAMP Words for Life is unlikely to work, they are this level student.

What is Tier 3?

300

This type of teaching uses core words to teach new concepts without programming every academic term into the device. 

What is Descriptive Teaching?

300

This practice involves being aware of how much information you give with each cue and fading prompts to encourage independence.

What is Prompting Hierarchy

400

In LAMP Words for Life, no words take more than number of hits to say

What is the "three click rule"

400

When teaching AAC, this strategy is the gold standard and should be done 90% of the time. 

What is Modeling / Aided Language Stimulation?

400

The AAC agreements include many best practices including these 3: 

What are: core vocabulary, modeling, light tech back up, motor planning, responsive communication partners, wait time, including, involving AAC in literacy instruction

400

This kind of prompting should, in general, never be done when teaching AAC.

What is hand over hand?

400

When an AAC learner communicates, even if not perfectly, it’s essential to do this to encourage interaction.

What is Respond Consistently

500

This feature of LAMP supports literacy development by giving users access to letters and sounds.

What is a phonics keyboard

500

This strategy involves describing what a learner is doing as well as interpreting the learner's action

What is Verbal Referencing?

500

The Specific Language System First Approach focuses more on this aspect, rather than extensive system assessments.

What is implementation, training, or coaching

500

According to AAC best practices, this should be done 10% or less of the time to avoid causing stress or frustration in users.

What is Testing / What is asking for a specific response?

500

This term refers to recognizing and accepting any form of communication, whether it's spoken, signed, gestured, or used with AAC.

What is Accept All Forms of Communication

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