Chapter 2

Question 1

Main 5 goals for AAC

Answer 1

1. Interact in Conversation
2. Participate in settings (recreational too)
3. Learn native language
4. maintain/establish social roles
5. Meet personal needs

Question 2

WHat factors influence the type of aac devices

Answer 2

• age/sex/social roles
• technology itself
• individual abilities
• family specifics
• Individ. preferences
• experience of SLP
• individ. environments

Question 3

Messages of conversation

Answer 3

• greeting
• small talk
• storytelling
• content specific info
• wrap up/fairwell

Question 4

Spoken vocabulary

Answer 4

• more personal references
• more first and second pronounds
• shorter thought units
• more monosyllabic and familiar words
• less lexical diversity
• more repetitions

Question 5

School vocabulary

Answer 5

• freq. subject changes
• Less social and used with more unfamiliar adults
• used to gain info and ask questions
• Less slang is used (playground exception)