Ongoing Assessment that Guides Intervention and Develops Communicative Competence

November 6-8 2018

PALSS Standard Content

Bruce Baker, AM, LHD, (Hons. caus.)
Debbie Witkowski, MA, CCC-SLP
Tracy Kovach, PhD, CCC-SLP
Russell Cross, BSc (Hons.), DipCST, MRCSLT

Each PALSS event regularly includes presentations of Bruce Baker’s work and presentations by Debbie Witkowski, Russell Cross, and Tracy Kovach. The seminar includes theoretical and practical information regarding vocabulary selection, language development and building competence for individuals who use AAC. In addition, the importance of building motor automaticity when using AAC systems will be discussed. Participants will also have the opportunity for hands-on practice with the UNITY® language system.

 

Guest Presenter Topic:

Ongoing Assessment that Guides Intervention and Develops Communicative Competence

Tracy Kovach, PhD, CCC-SLP

Determining levels of communicative competence through ongoing AAC assessment is essential to providing guidance in developing interventions strategies and achieving meaningful and measureable outcomes for individuals using AAC.

This presentation will focus on using a process of ongoing AAC assessment that enables development of individual AAC performance profiles, more comprehensive and evidence-based treatment plans, and effective AAC team management. It will review definitions of communicative competence and how components of communicative competence can be assessed initially, guide intervention planning and measure progress for individuals who use AAC. Case examples will be used to demonstrate assessment, intervention planning, and progress measurement that maximize outcomes toward language development and communicative competence.