PURPOSES OF COMMUNICATIVE INTERACTION
COMPONENTS OF COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE
MESSAGE SELECTION
VOCABULARY FOR DIFFERENT CONTEXTS
VOCABULARY RESOURCES
100
To regulate behavior of another as a means to fulfill needs/wants
What is the purpose of expression of wants and needs
100
The receptive and expressive language skills of one's native language.
What is Linguistic Competence?
100
essential to social interactions
What is Greetings?
100
Vocabulary used in the classroom setting.
What is School Talk?
100
Refers to words and messages that are commonly used by a variety of individuals and occur very frequently.
What is Core Vocabulary?
200
To share information
What is the purpose of information transfer?
200
A type of conversational exchange used for initiating and maintaining conversational interactions
What is Small Talk
200
Usually used to meet immediate needs and achieve social closeness with familiar partners.
What is Home Talk?
200
Refers to vocabulary words and messages that are specific or unique to the individual.
What is Fringe Vocabulary?
300
To establish, maintain, and or develop personal relationships
What is the purpose of social closeness
300
An example of this would be: Giving someone directions to your house.
What are Procedural Descriptions?
300
When speaking about words men/males use and the words women/females use, you are talking about this.
What are Gender Variables
300
The best way to identify the best possible list of fringe words for an individual.
What is consult multiple informants?
400
To conform to social conventions of politeness
What is the purpose of social etiquette?
400
The compensatory strategies used by people who rely on AAC to deal with functional limitations associated with AAC.
What is Strategic Competence?
400
These contain informational give and take and are generally not scripted.
What are Content-Specific Conversations?
400
This vocabulary is highly dependent on the communication needs of an individual.
What is Coverage Vocabulary?
400
The AAC team observes and documents the vocabulary words used by peers both with and without disability during frequently occurring activities
What is an Ecological/Environmental Inventory?
500
The name of the speaker who presented ""How Far We've Come, How Far We've Got To Go"
Who is Michael B. Williams
500
These usually signal a desire or intent to end a conversation.
What are Wrap up remarks/ or Farewell statements?
500
Records of words or phrases needed in a variety of contexts; usually kept by informants.
What is a Communication Diary