Every Move Counts Assessment and Intervention
Every Move Counts is a Sensory based Communication Assessment and Intervention Planning Process. Used by therapists and educators who have received training by some of the authors, Jane Korsten and Te...
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Collection The Communication Matrix Isn’t the Only Game in Town! Other Assessments for Individuals with Complex Communication Needs
Date Created: 3/16/2016
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In addition to the Communication Matrix, there are a number of instruments that have been or are being created to assess communication in people who have complex communication needs. I will describe some of the ones that seem really promising. Many of these products were developed to meet the needs of children who are deafblind or who have autism, but they are all applicable to many children with multiple disabilities, no matter what specific impairments they experience. Maybe you use some other instruments that you really like that are appropriate for people with complex communication needs. Please share with our community!
This instrument is appropriate for individuals with severe/multiple disabilities and sensory impairments.
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This assessment would be appropriate for the same population for whom you might use the Communication Matrix.
Communication Complexity Scale
The Communication Complexity Scale measures early communication behaviors--from reactions to environmental changes to the production of symbols. It is being developed at the University of Kansas b...
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This tool allows a family to describe their child's capacities in terms that professionals will understand.
HomeTalk: a Family Assessment
HomeTalk, a Family Assessment of Children who are Deafblind was developed by myself and Philip Schweigert with the help of following team of parents and professionals: John Harris, Nancy Hartshorne, T...
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This tool addresses the entire social context of the AAC user.
Social Networks
Social Networks: A Communication Inventory for Individuals with Complex Communication Needs and their Communication Partners , by Sarah Blackstone and Mary Hunt-Berg (2012), is an assessment as well a...
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This is an assessment that covers many areas of communication relative to 0-10 year old children.
Pragmatics Profile of Everyday Communication Skills in Children
The Pragmatics Profile of Everyday Communication Skills in Children was developed by Hazel Dewart and Susie Summers in 1995. Like the Communication Matrix, it takes a pragmatic approach to communicat...
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The CSBS is one of the few normed instruments appropriate for early communicators.
Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales and Infant Social and Communication Behavior Scales
The Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales (CSBS), by Wetherby and Prizant (2003), is a widely used norm-referenced instrument appropriate for infants through preschoolers who are at risk for co...
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Statement A
My child doesn't seem to have real control over his body yet.
The only way I know that he wants something is because he fusses or whines when he's unhappy or uncomfortable, and he smiles, makes noises or calms down when he's happy and comfortable. Does this statement describe your child?
Statement B
My child has control over her own behaviors, but she doesn't use them to try to communicate to me.
She doesn't come to me to let me know what she wants, but it's easy for me to figure out, because she tries to do things for herself. She knows what she wants, and her behavior shows me what she wants. If she runs out of something to eat, she will just try to get more, rather than trying to get me to give her more.
Does this statement describe your child?
Statement C
My child clearly tries to communicate his needs to me through gestures, sounds or language.
He knows how to get me to do something for him. He uses some of the kinds of behaviors below to communicate:
- Gestures such as pointing, shaking his head, tugging at my arm or looking back and forth between me and what he wants
- Sounds such as squealing to show you he wants something or fussing when he doesn't want something
- Language or symbolic forms of communication such as speech, written words, Braille, picture symbols, 3-dimensional symbols or sign language
Does this statement describe your child?
How to score your child
Each question you will see is related to a certain message that your child might be able to express using a variety of behaviors. Read the question and decide whether your child is able to express the message described using any of the listed behaviors. If the answer is YES, then you must also decide whether your child has mastered the use of each behavior or whether it is still at an emerging stage. Check either the mastered or emerging box next to any behaviors your child uses to express the message. Use the following definitions to decide whether a behavior is mastered or emerging
Mastered
– Does this independently most of the time when the opportunity arises
– Does this in a number of di erent contexts, and with di erent people
Emerging
– Does this inconsistently
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Only does this when prompted or encouraged to do so. Only does this in one or two contexts or with one person.
Tips on Communication Devices
Each question you will see is related to a certain message that your child might be able to express using a variety of behaviors. Read the question and decide whether your child is able to express the message described using any of the listed behaviors. If the answer is YES, then you must also decide whether your child has mastered the use of each behavior or whether it is still at an emerging stage. Check either the mastered or emerging box next to any behaviors your child uses to express the message. Use the following definitions to decide whether a behavior is mastered or emerging
