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