From Receptive to Expressive

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From Receptive to Expressive

• Using Software to Foster Communication in Static
  Display Communication Users

Allison Yates M.Ed. CCC-SLP Consultant for
AMDi Presented at ASHA 2008
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Lets Talk Software
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Understanding the Background for the Creation of
the Exploring Series

• Exploring Nouns and Exploring Verbs collectively
  train a 170-word core vocabulary.
• Vocabulary choices are based on Language
  acquisition research and included words that are
  largely acquired by typically developing children
  by 2 ½ to 3 years of age.
• Exploring Nouns has two Nouns Sets, a full set
  and an Early 5 which consist of 30 nouns that are
  comprehended or produced by typically developing
  children between 8 and 16 months of age.

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Recognizing the Full Potential Discovering what
Laureates Exploring Nouns has to Offer

• Issues discovered during Parish wide use
• Settings were rarely changed
• Data was not used effectively for reporting
  progress
• Therefore
• Full potential of software was rarely used

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Six Activities In One Discovering what
Laureates Exploring Nouns has to Offer

• Exploring Nouns has Six Activities including
• Optimized Intervention
• Exploration
• Identification
• Mixed Explore/Identify
• Testing
• Supplemental Activities

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Software Demonstration
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Implications for Expressive Use

• Using Highly Motivating Receptive Software to
  Increase Expressive Communication

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Components to Consider When Constructing
Communication Overlays

• Does the software prompt or request during use?
• Vocabulary needed to participate
• Added fun fridge vocabulary or sounds
• In software that changes scenes quickly what are
  the essential scenes?

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Smart/Ease Exploring Nouns

• Uses the early 5 scenes and one bonus scene.
• Hybrid construction conducive for use using the
  software and for practice when not on the
  computer.
• Visual scenes encourage exploration, sound
  effects add the fun

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Creating Communication Opportunities while using
Laureates Exploring Software

• Using the Smart/Ease with ___
• Using the Smart/Ease with___
• Using the Smart/Ease with___

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Creating Communication Opportunities and
Vocabulary Use when not on the Computer

• Exploring vocabulary using visual scenes.
• Creating opportunities for vocabulary use in
  other settings via games.
• Encouraging peer and caregiver communication
  while fostering vocabulary use.

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Case Studies
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Contact InformationAMDi allison.yates_at_amdi.netL
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