Assisting children and families who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices: Best practices for school psychologists
✍ Scribed by Howard P. Parette Jr.; Diane Dempsey Marr
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 56 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0033-3085
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✦ Synopsis
In developing individual education plans for children who need assistive technology devices, school psychologists will increasingly be called upon to assist in the decision making process regarding electronic augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices. A thorough assessment is required to select a device that is most appropriate for the child and their family. Assessment factors which must be considered within five domains (child, AAC device, service system, family, culture) are reviewed. A self-checklist is provided to help school psychologists develop and conduct thorough "best practice" assessments for the target population.