March 2, 2020
by Carole Zangari -
Are you interested in being more systematic in looking at the language that AAC users produce? Today, we feature a user-friendly resource to help you get started. The Quick AAC Developmental Profile (the QUAD Profile), developed by veteran AAC SLP Russell Cross over a decade ago, is a set of four checklists that help us look at various aspects of language. Vocabulary Checklist (Q-Voc) Morphology Checklist (Q-Morph) Sentence Types Checklist (Q-Syn) Language Functions Checklist (Q-Funct) These checklists make it easy to track different aspects of language and flag those areas that need additional assessment. The QUAD has had a longstanding presence in our AAC toolkit and the clinicians to whom we’ve recommended it value the checklists for their simplicity and ease of use. You can view the QUAD tool and download a copy here. Many thanks to Russell Cross (co-founder of The Speech Dudes) for creating and sharing this helpful... [Read More...]
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Tagged With: language sample analysis
September 15, 2015
by Carole Zangari -
We are pleased to welcome back Dr. Jill Senner and Matthew Baud to talk about a topic near and dear to my heart: language sampling. Jill is an AAC SLP and the owner of Technology and Language Center. An experienced AAC interventionist, she has presented at numerous national conferences and has taught graduate AAC courses. You can follow Jill on Pinterest or visit her at the TALC Facebook page. Matthew (@Mbaud12/Twitter) is the AT Coordinator at Niles Township District for Special Education where he conducts AAC evaluations, trainings, and coaching of AAC. He has an AAC private practice and is an adjunct AAC instructor at Saint Xavier University. Matthew has presented at several national and state conferences. In this post, they share their favorite tips and resources for language sampling and language sample analysis. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Language sample analysis is an oldie but a goodie in the field of speech-language pathology. While writing down and analyzing what children say is not a new idea,... [Read More...]
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