Student Communication Success

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Integrated Communication

Team Collab

Effective Teaming

with support staff

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Student Communication Success

Evaluate

Strategies

And repeat as necessary

to use everyday!

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Tracking Progress

is unique to each individual child

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Physical/Occupational Therapists should be knowledgeable of students' communication needs and how those can be adapted to the students' session with the PT/OT.

Strategies & Tracking Progress Go Hand in Hand!

• Many of the strategies we use can be easily plugged in to data collection sheets so all the creativity is taken care of for in the moment stressors
• Matrix with simple checkmarks
• Matrix with options of how to use
• Matrix with Environment, Task, and Tool
• More Formal Communication Target, Communication Opportunity, Observations, and Communication Form student used

Every Day Routines

• Make the student the teacher for transitions
• Have the student use AAC device to tell what they are doing next
• Greet friends in the morning
• Send student to jobs/tasks in the office that require them to use the AAC device

A strong team...

• Meets on a regular basis
• one time per month, 50min
• 5-10min weekly

• Is productive
• Set an agenda
• Assign tasks
• Problem Solves
• Communicates consistently
• Start a Google Doc that allows everyone to pose questions

Evaluate the Student and Yourself as a Team Member

• As you are tracking student progress and communicating with team members, evaluate what is and is not working for the student.
• Make adjustments as needed
• Make adjustments to YOUR thinking process as well!