PECT Assistive Technology and AAC Flashcards
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Which of the following best describes 'feature matching' in assistive technology selection?
Answer: Aligning specific AT features to the individual student's strengths, needs, and tasks
Feature matching is the process of identifying a student's specific abilities, tasks, and environments, then selecting AT whose features align with those factors.
A student uses a dynamic display AAC device with multiple pages and symbol categories. Which skill is most essential for successful use of this device?
Answer: Ability to navigate multiple screens and locate vocabulary
Dynamic display devices require the user to navigate between screens and locate vocabulary within categories, making navigation skills critical for effective use.
A special education teacher notices that a student's AAC device is rarely used during classroom activities. What should be the FIRST step?
Answer: Conduct an AAC feature audit and observe when and why device use breaks down
The first step should be to observe and analyze the barriers to device use across settings before making changes to the system or intervention approach.
Which of the following is an example of an environmental modification that supports AT use in the classroom?
Answer: Positioning the AAC device within easy reach and ensuring adequate lighting
Environmental modifications like device positioning and lighting ensure physical access to AT and reduce barriers to independent use.
What is the role of 'aided language input' when working with students who use AAC?
Answer: Communication partners model vocabulary on the student's AAC device while speaking to build language
Aided language input involves communication partners simultaneously pointing to symbols on the AAC device while speaking, providing a language model that connects spoken and symbolic language.
Under IDEA, AT devices and services obtained for a student with a disability:
Answer: Must be provided at no cost to the family if required to provide FAPE
IDEA requires that AT devices and services necessary to provide a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) must be provided at no cost to the family.
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