Assessing Learners with Complex Communication Needs: How to Evaluate Students Who Use AAC

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Tuesday, May 11, Program time: 6:00 pm-8:00 pm via Zoom

Equipment Needed: Registrants will need laptops or desktops with the Zoom application installed

After registering for the course, you will be emailed the Zoom link a few days prior to the course date.

Course Description:

In this course, participants will be introduced to the Communication Bill of Rights, along with the work of Dr. Janice Light, detailing the
different communicative competencies. Methods for assessing the receptive and expressive communication skills of students with complex communication needs (CCN) will be discussed, along with ideas for modifying administration of standardized assessments. Particular attention will be given to the Communication Matrix (Rowland) and the Dynamic AAC Goals Grid-2 (Tobii Dynavox).

Considerations for conducting culturally and linguistically-responsive AAC assessments will also be discussed, based largely on the work of Dr. Gloria Soto.  Resources will be shared for goal development.

Learner Outcomes : At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • List at least one way administration of standardized assessments could be modified for students who are non-verbal communicators
  • List at least two different methods of assessing the expressive language skills of students with CCN
  • List one consideration when assessing students who are bilingual and use AAC

Instructor: Briana Stewart, MS, CCC-SLP, Stephanie Ash, MA, CCC-SLP

Audience:  Speech Language Pathologists

Continuing Education:

              ASHA: This program is offered for 0.20 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate Level, Professional area)

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Registration: 

  • Registration cost- $35.00

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Disclosures

  • Financial- Briana Stewart and Stephanie Ash are employed by the School District of Philadelphia and receive a salary
  • Non-Financial- Briana Stewart and Stephanie Ash have no non-financial disclosures

Location: Not held on Campus, course held via Zoom 

After registering for the course, you will be emailed the Zoom link a few days prior to the course date.

Contact Kent Mayhew at kent.mayhew@stockton.edu with any questions.

If you have a special needs request please email Kent Mayhew at kent.mayhew@stockton.edu

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