Forms of Communication
A powerful form of communication that often implies no, frustration, or contemplation
What is silence?
The purpose of communication that is often over represented on AAC tools and devices
What is wants and needs?
A tool with one button that may be on a tablet or stand alone device that has a programmed digitized message
What is a single message speech generating device?
We decide the priority for the word order of language either to be focused on communicative intent or grammatical structure.
What is syntax?
There are two types of overarching language organization on AAC SGDs. One is categorical that represent groups (e.g. colors, people, actions, things) and the other is the term that represents categories and words for grammar or associated words and icons
What is linguistic organization?
A form of communication that uses the body or face without voice
What is nonverbal communication?
A purpose of communication in which AAC is used as a compensatory strategy to get meaning across such as using speech and a communication board or using a SGD to say, I need a minute to answer your question
What is "strategic competency"?
A device that may have 1 to 84 icons (often 4-24 icons) that have digitized speech output with an accompanying overlay of icons. Many static devices have 5-8 levels to program speech specific to pages of icons
What is a static display speech generating device?
What is semantics?
A model for assessment that looks beyond standardized scores and considered how the child learns and how they use information they possess and can determine from the environment
What is a process dependent measure?
A form of communication that individuals use to express themselves that others often think AAC users do not use
What is oral verbal communciation?
A competency in which a person tells others what they are thinking, often commenting on a topic, situation, or context
What is sharing information?
Sometimes considered instructional technology, these forms of AT, offer low tech access for communicators
What is a pencil and paper or dry erase marker and board?
What is morphology?
When the child greets me in the morning and says, Hi, with a wave I may wave back and we start our day. On another day, after I wave I might say, Can you say hello another way? I may encourage the use of the eyes, a smile, a low or high tech tool. This represents what idea?
What is, the difference between acknowledging communicative intent and therapeutic intervention?
A form of speech production produced through computer generation
What is synthesized speech?
The act of physically using the fingers for sign language or the act of programming words or manipulating functions on a SGD
What is operational competency?
A form of AAC tech in which a device has folders that open up to additional vocabulary and may function as a stand alone communication tool or also operate as a fully functioning computer
What is a dynamic display?
Typically not addressed on a SGD as phonology is spoken. Often confused with the literacy term phonological awareness (which we do want to focus on for individuals who use AAC)
What is phonology?
Often neglected because, It won't happen to us, but must be addressed in the form of an AAC Go Bag in the best interest of the individual who uses AAC and the family/caregivers
What is AAC emergency preparedness?
What is digitized speech?
The competency in which the person who uses AAC has access to vocabulary representing their receptive and expressive language(s)
What is linguistic competency?
A page that may be static or dynamic in which a scene or context is used to express messages rather than one isolated icon
What is a visual scene?
Knowing what to say, to whom, in what style, and when? May also include explicit instruction in sharing messages with communication partners
What is pragmatics?
A fancy term for modeling the use of an AAC tool or device while orally speaking the message even if all of the words are not represented on the tool or device itself
What is aided language stimulation?