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Levels of performance (and assessment). Be sure to take a look at the All About Me Inventory! The SETT FrameworkThe SETT Framework is a tool that supports teams in gathering and organizing information for a thorough assistive technology assessment and guides decision-making for intervention.The SETT Framework model was developed by Joy Zabala Tool for Analysis of Language and Communication (TALC)The TALC is a language sampling tool for multimodal communicators. download from Technology & Language Center Inc. (from the Links & Downloads tab) Vicki Clarke resourcesVicki Clarke (SLP) has written several informative articles on the PrAACtical AAC website regarding AAC assessments. Paid Evaluation Tools and Resources AAC Evaluation Genie (iOS app)The AAC Evaluation Genie is an informal diagnostic tool that is intended to assist with identifying skill areas that relate specifically to the language representation methods commonly found on augmentative communication systems. There are 13 subtests that can be administered with screening options available for each subtest. AAC Language ChartsAvailable as part of the subscription (currently $19.95 per year), AAC Language Lab resources includes charts for parts of speech, pragmatics, morphology, AAC language stages, and sentence types. Also check out their Evaluation Tool tab. Achieving Communication CompetenceThe Achieving Communication Competence assessment details a three-step process for creating an effective plan for people with severe communication disabilities. Augmentative & Alternative Communication Profile: A Continuum of Learning (AACP)The AACP allows you to assess communication skills and design intervention for the ever-changing needs of people who use AAC systems. It both measures skills and guides intervention. C.O.D.E.S. FrameworkThe C.O.D.E.S. Framework has been developed to help monitor progress of an individual using an AAC system. Evaluating Acquired Skills in Communication-3 (EASIC-3)The EASIC-3 is a five-level inventory developed for use with children who are developmentally disabled, have autism, or have moderate to severe cognitive and language disorders. It provides assessment items in the areas of prelinguistic skills, semantics, syntax, morphology, and pragmatics. For students functioning under the language and cognitive levels of the average 6-year-old. Every Move Counts, Clicks and Chats (EMC3)The EMC3 is a sensory based approach to communication and assistive technology for individuals with significant sensory motor differences, developmental differences and autism. Functional Communication Profile - Revised (FCP-R)The FCP-R yields an overall inventory of the individual's communication abilities, mode of communication (e.g. verbal, sign, nonverbal, augmentative),and degree of independence. The FCP-R is appropriate for individuals who range between mild and profound deficits. Hear Me Into Voice: An AAC Protocol for Children with Complex Communication ProfilesThis protocol compiles information about the child’s preferences, feelings, social graces, vocabulary, and tools to then be tied to communication and participation. The protocol is published in the book Augmentative and Assistive Communication With Children: A Protocol and Intervention Plan
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