AAC Outcome Measurement & Progress Tracking 2

Question 1

Which standardized tool is specifically designed to measure participation outcomes for AAC users across home, school, and community settings?

Accepted Answer

FOCUS (Functional Outcomes of Communication for Users of AAC)

Answer

FOCUS (Functional Outcomes of Communication for Users of AAC) is specifically designed to capture participation-based outcomes for AAC users across multiple environments.

Question 2

A clinician wants to assess whether an AAC intervention improved a student's ability to initiate communication in the classroom. Which data collection method is most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

Event recording of spontaneous communication initiations

Answer

Event recording tracks the frequency of targeted behaviors such as spontaneous initiations, making it ideal for monitoring communication initiation goals.

Question 3

The Social Networks Inventory is used in AAC outcome measurement primarily to assess:

Accepted Answer

The breadth and quality of a communicator's social relationships

Answer

The Social Networks Inventory maps an AAC user's communication partners and social relationships across circles of support.

Question 4

When graphing AAC progress data, a clinician notices performance is stable but below the aim line. The most appropriate response is to:

Accepted Answer

Make an instructional modification to increase the rate of progress

Answer

Data below the aim line for a stable trend indicates the current intervention is insufficient and an instructional change is warranted.

Question 5

Which concept describes the extent to which an AAC user spontaneously generates novel utterances rather than repeating modeled phrases?

Accepted Answer

Spontaneous Goal-Related Utterances (SGRUs)

Answer

Spontaneous Goal-Related Utterances (SGRUs) measure the AAC user's ability to independently generate novel, targeted communication acts.

(AAC) Augmentative & Alternative Communication Certification Practice Test

(AAC) Augmentative & Alternative Communication Certification Practice Test

AAC Outcome Measurement & Progress Tracking 2