Context dependent communicator characteristics: limited literacy skills; overall ability to communicate dependent on environment, topic, or partner; understands most concrete symbols, some abstract; limited ability to combine symbols to create new messages. LINGUISTIC OPERATIONAL and uses morphological navigation ♦Understands ♦Page endings to denote time concepts (past “-d”, present “-ing”) care of AAC device and components ♦Takes plural to denote than one” ♦Uses “s” “more existing vocabulary to describe new independence in programming ♦Uses ♦Increased word or concept not in device (accesses programming menus) messages with increased length access to external devices (phone, ♦Produces ♦Increased and/or complexity (e.g. different sentence printer, email, IR controls) ♦Stores forms, questions, flexibility in message files, customized messages, and sequences choice) and uses morphological Scanning with ♦Understands ♦Row/Column/Group endings to qualify verbs (er /ly) purposeful selection of or “correct” “logical” choices independent spelling skills at ♦Demonstrates age level, with or without word prediction SOCIAL STRATEGIC turn-taking appropriate message or strategy to ♦Demonstrates ♦Chooses prevent a communication breakdown clarification ♦Requests social language (verbal or non-verbal gesture/message to indicate intent of ♦Uses ♦Uses fillers) using a letter” strategy, then provides first “first letter of word for listener to guess polite social forms appropriate message / strategy to ♦Uses ♦Chooses signal a communication breakdown message to ensure listener a topic change with appropriate ♦Changes ♦Signals understands. message conversation using standard page appropriate rate enhancement strategy ♦Initiates ♦Uses sets and navigation (e.g. telegraphic message; abbreviated/shortened words; uses number or single letter 4=“for”) conversation using standard page appropriate over” strategy when ♦Terminates ♦Uses “start sets and navigation message becomes lost through too many attempts to repair.
Context dependent communicator characteristics: limited literacy skills; overall ability to communicate dependent on environment, topic, or partner; understands most concrete symbols, some abstract; limited ability to combine symbols to create new messages. LINGUISTIC OPERATIONAL ♦Understands and uses morphological endings to denote time concepts (past “-d”, present “-ing”) ♦Page navigation ♦Takes care of AAC device and components ♦Uses plural “s” to denote “more than one” ♦Uses existing vocabulary to describe new word or concept not in device ♦Increased independence in programming (accesses programming menus) ♦Produces messages with increased length and/or complexity (e.g. different sentence forms, questions, flexibility in message choice) ♦Increased access to external devices (phone, printer, email, IR controls) ♦Stores files, customized messages, and sequences ♦Understands and uses morphological endings to qualify verbs (er /ly) ♦Row/Column/Group Scanning with purposeful selection of “correct” or “logical” choices ♦Demonstrates independent spelling skills at age level, with or without word prediction SOCIAL STRATEGIC ♦Demonstrates turn-taking ♦Requests clarification ♦Uses social language (verbal or non-verbal fillers) ♦Chooses appropriate message or strategy to prevent a communication breakdown ♦Uses gesture/message to indicate intent of using a “first letter” strategy, then provides first letter of word for listener to guess ♦Uses polite social forms ♦Chooses appropriate message / strategy to signal a communication breakdown ♦Changes message to ensure listener understands. ♦Signals a topic change with appropriate message ♦Initiates conversation using standard page sets and navigation ♦Uses appropriate rate enhancement strategy (e.g. telegraphic message; abbreviated/shortened words; uses number or single letter 4=“for”) ♦Terminates conversation using standard page sets and navigation ♦Uses appropriate “start over” strategy when message becomes lost through too many attempts to repair.
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