AAC Midterm Vocabulary
Dwell Time
Time PWUAAC is given to select an icon/row/column before their AAC device/partner moves on to the next option during scanning
Picture Communication Symbols (PCS)/Boardmaker
Commonly used symbol sets that can be purchased and have generic, template communication boards ready for immediate use.
Indirect Access/Scanning
The AAC system navigates through the icons for the PWUAAC, and they select the option they want as the system shows each option
Lesson Pix
Company that provides SLPs access to create vocabulary sets and other resources for their clients
Speech Generating Device (SGD)
A high-tech augmentative or alternative communication device capable of generating speech
Graphic
A icon/symbol that has been designed by a computer (not an object, picture, line drawing etc.)
Hybrid Display
A selected set of core vocabulary words are available on every page, but some vocabulary words change as a client moves from page to page on their device
Linguistic Competence
A speaker's implicit, internalized knowledge of the rules of their native language. Should address all five domains of of language: - semantics - syntax - morphology - phonology - pragmatics
Gestures
How a person moves their hands, arms and fingers; aids in communication with another person
Navigation
How an PWUAAC is able to find things on their AAC device
Vocabulary Organization
How vocabulary is chosen and displayed on an AAC device
Line Drawn
Icons that are line drawings provide a variety of symbols to represent a wide range of vocabulary and concepts
Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS)
A form of AAC where the PWUAAC sends a message to their communication partner by providing them a laminated picture card(s) of what they want to communicate
Manual Sign System
A way to communicate through a sign language or gestural system
Fingerspelling
A way to communicate through sign, by signing the letters of the aphabet to create the desired word
Tangible Symbols
A way to communicate using objects, photos, or drawings that have a percptual realatuionship to the word the represent
Unaided AAC
AAC that only utilizes a person's body/movements such as gestures and signing
Aided AAC
AAC that utilizes something beyond a PWUAAC's body/movements for communicative purposes
Pragmatic Organization Dynamic Display (PODD)
AAC where the PWUAAC communicates with the communication partner through selecting icons in the laminated booklet
Inverse
AKA Release Activation. Selection is made by keeping finger on screen and dragging it to the desired item. When finger lifts off screen, item is selected
Icon
AKA symbols on AAC systems
Low Tech/Light Tech AAC/No Tech AAC
Aided AAC that uses no technology to get a message across. - Utilizes visual referents such as PECS - Has no battery or voice output
Visual Supports/Visual Prompts
Allows a PWUAAC to see what icons, letters, or groups of items are being scanned by using a cursor or highlighted box to surround the scanned items
Iconicity
An icon's meaning and how it relates to its referent.
Symbol
Anything that stands for or represents something else
Functional Framework
Approach to vocabulary selection that emphasizes essential vocabulary or messages that an individual needs either within specific situations or to meet specific needs
Developmental Framework
Approcha to vocabulary selction that recognizes that AAC is a tool for language learning. Vocabulary should not be limited to things the child can communicate now, but should support their growing linguistic abilities
Cognitive Framework
Aproach to vocabulary selection that recognizes the impact of of language on cognitive and conceptual development. PWUAACs use language to reason, learn, and discuss complex ideas
Textured Symbols
Artificial and 3D representation that can be associated with people, objects, and activities. - Individualized for each user - can be abstract or closely related to referent
AAC
Augmentative and Alternative Communication Ways of supporting existing speech and communicating using means other than verbal speech
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Augmentative communication is supplemental communication- always first Alternative communication replaces other way of communicating- comes second
Mid Tech AAC
Battery operated AAC devices that offer voice output and require minimum training and programming in order to use them
Strategic Competence
Client's ability to repair communication breakdowns, repair which method of communication may be fastest or most appropriate, and ultimately be an independent communicator partner wo can relay a variety of messages to unfamiliar partners
Switch
Button or switch that is commonly used in indirect methods of AAC, such as scanning
Operational Competence
Client's ability to fluently access their device and use controls such as volume, power on/off, programming, etc.
Social Compotence
Client's ability to participate in conversational exchanges, use socially appropriate language, and form bonds with others
Display Representation
Different ways vocabulary sets and symbols can be set up on AAC devices
Direct Access/Direct Select
Direct indication of one's desired target through physical contact, physical pressure, no contact pointing, or speech recognition - Eye gaze/eye tracking - Head tracking
System
Everything a PWUAAC uses - can also be synonymous with device
Gestural Codes
Gestures that are used as codes to indicate a deeper meaning
Generative/Novel language
Language that is unique and meaningful to the PWUAAC and can be used to create unique, meaningful sentences or messages
Orthographic/Alphabetic Display
Letters are alphabetically organized or alphabetized within categories
Assistive Technology (AT)
Maintains, increases, or improves an ability. - AAC is AT for speech/communication - AAC is a type of AT
Digitized Speech
Natural, human speech that is recorded for the use of speech output for AAC - Beneficial for recording meaningful sounds such as laughter - Can record person's own voice if likely to lose it or become more unintelligible with time
Schematic/Topic Display
Organized by a specific activity or event and contain only related vocabulary
Device
Physical tool that is used for AAC
Scene- Display Books
Picture based tools that display a scene/context with salient elements that can be pointed to or are manipulative. They are also tools that are interactive and contextual
Indirect/Partner Assisted Scanning
Presentation of choices/targets/array in some manner, either by a person (PAS) or technology
Aided Symbol
Real objects, photographs, line drawings, traditional orthography
Calibration
Relates to AAC devices that utilize eye gaze. Process in which the user focuses on one or more fixed points on a monitor to in order to confirm that IR light is reflecting and capturing eye gaze correctly
Transparent/Representational
Relationship between an icon and its meaning is clear, meaning can be identified quickly. Ex: photo of apple means "apple"
Translucent
Relationship between icon and meaning needs a little more information to explain the connection. Ex: picture of a bed means "sleep", not "bed"
Core Vocabulary
Relatively small set of high-frequency words that are used by a variety of people in numerous settings
Photo
Represent less concrete messages than objects and can be conveniently found in print or digital formats
Unaided Symbol/AAC
Require only one's body and does not require any external suppport (ex. speaking, gesturing, vocalizing, signing)
Vocabulary Set
Set of words that have been selcted by the SLP in coordination with the client and their family to be on an AAC device
High Tech AAC
Software or apps displayed on either a tablet or computer based hardware
Semantic Association/Multiple Meaning Symbols
Symbols that can have more than one meaning
Automatic Scanning
The AAC device scrolls through all the options on a vocabulary set and the PWUAAC selects the option they want when it is shown by the device
Synthesized Speech
The artificial production of human speech based on inputted text
Communicative Competence (5 types)
The awareness of effective, befitting, or appropriate communication skills or styles along with the ability to adapt and use that awareness in different contexts. 5 types - Linguistic Competence - Operational Competence - Social Competence - Strategic Competence - Psychosocial Competence
Opaque/Abstract
The meaning of an icon is not clearly represented by the specific icon. Ex: fireworks meaning "awesome"
Static Display
The screen of a device does not change, resulting in the availability of all vocabulary and symbols on the same page
Dynamic Display
The screen of a device is able to change, resulting in different symbols and vocabulary on each page
Grid Displays
Uses decontextualized content, line drawn icons/pictures, or text depicted on plain backgrounds into rows or columns of individual cells, each item representing a different word or concept
Encoding (Alpha, Numeric, Iconic, Color)
Using codes to represent words rather than direct symbols or vocabulary
Step Scanning
Utilizes two switches, one switch advances through the choices, the second switch selects the choice
Semantic-Syntactic/Parts of speech Display
Vocabulary is organized using specific background colors to distinguish different parts of speech from one another
Taxonomic Organization
Vocabulary set and symbols are organized according to activity or topic
Fringe Vocabulary
Vocabulary that is context specific - EX. Words for a particular class (paintbrush for art class)
Psychosocial Competence
ability to effectively handle the demands and challenges of everyday life, maintain a state of mental well-being, and demonstrate adaptive and positive behavior when interacting with others