Resources for Culturally and Linguistically Affirming AAC by Gloria Soto

QUAD Profile- Checklists for Profiling Language Samples

ealayan1 — 2023-10-09 17:55:41 UTC

The Quick AAC Developmental Profile (QUAD) is a tool to manually analyze aided language samples in English. It includes four checklists that focus on the areas of vocabulary, morphology, syntax and function.

All About Me Inventory

ealayan1 — 2023-10-09 18:01:53 UTC

The All About Me Inventory is a questionnaire filled out by the parent(s)/caregiver(s). It is designed to gather information about the child's preferences, interests, and communication needs. This information is used to develop an effective AAC system tailored to the child's unique characteristics.

Cologne Core Vocabulary Binder Concept

ealayan1 — 2023-10-09 18:08:56 UTC

The basic idea with the communication boards and binder from Cologne is to provide a set of communication aids that make the combination of core and fringe vocabulary as easy as possible.

Communication Partner Profile

ealayan1 — 2023-10-09 18:09:06 UTC

The Communication Partner Profile is a self assessment tool that aims to enhance effective communication between the AAC user and their communication partners, such as family members, friends, teachers, and caregivers.

Vocabulary Questionnaire Young Children

ealayan1 — 2023-10-09 18:09:20 UTC

The questionnaire is designed to help parents, speech-language pathologists, and teachers select the most important and meaningful vocabulary for children who are just beginning to use an AAC system such as a computer-based speech
output system, communication board, picture board, communication notebook, or sign language.

Vocabulary Questionnaire School Age

ealayan1 — 2023-10-09 18:18:07 UTC

This questionnaire is designed to aid in the selection of the most important and meaningful vocabulary for students using or beginning to use an augmentative and/or alternative communication system (such as a voice output communication device or communication board).

Family Language Practices Questionnaire

ealayan1 — 2023-10-09 18:21:08 UTC

This is a home language survey sample used to gather information about the communication environment and practices within a family where a member uses AAC.

Myths and Realities- AAC and Bilingualism

ealayan1 — 2023-10-09 18:24:02 UTC

This document highlights misconceptions about bilingualism, disability, and AAC

Family Language Patterns, Preferences, and Resources Form

ealayan1 — 2023-10-09 18:36:58 UTC

This tool is meant to gather information about the AAC user's family dynamics, communication styles, preferences, and the resources available to support their communication needs.

AAC Cultural Relevance- Rubric

ealayan1 — 2023-10-09 18:41:29 UTC

The AAC Cultural Relevance Rubric is a scoring guide used to evaluate the cultural relevance of the AAC device/tool.

Translanguaging practices in AAC

ealayan1 — 2023-10-09 18:48:06 UTC

This tool is a guide for clinicians to incorporate translanguaging practices in AAC to recognize and leverage the multilingual and multimodal capabilities of individuals, enhancing and supporting communication.

Goode-Self-assessment of Culturally Affirming Practice

ealayan1 — 2023-10-09 18:52:52 UTC

This is a self-assessment checklist for personnel providing services and supports
to children with disabilities & special health needs and their families.

All About Me Inventory (Template 2)

ealayan1 — 2023-10-09 18:55:33 UTC

Cultural Humility Self Reflection Tool for School Mental Health Professionals

ealayan1 — 2023-10-09 22:32:12 UTC

This self-reflection tool has been designed to help school mental health professionals to explore, and then reflect upon, their individual cultural humility.

The Pragmatics Profile of Everyday Communication Skills in Adults

ealayan1 — 2023-10-09 22:36:47 UTC

The pragmatics profile of everyday communication skills in adults is an analysis tool of how individuals use language in real-life situations to achieve their communicative goals.

New Assessment: Early Childhood Resources

ealayan1 — 2023-10-11 02:46:06 UTC

This document contains tips for writing family centered reports

Reading Signals

ealayan1 — 2023-10-11 02:46:18 UTC

This document contains a list of strategies and tips for caregivers/parents on how to look for signals their child gives and how to respond.

How Do I Like to Learn?

ealayan1 — 2023-10-11 02:46:27 UTC

This document contains a list of learning strategies that can be marked based on how you prefer to learn new information.
Adapted from David Kolb: “Learning Styles Inventory”.

Do the Math: Who practices his speech more?

ealayan1 — 2023-10-11 02:46:43 UTC

This document contains an example template to track every day activities (by duration) and how the child is communicating while engaging in them.

Embedding in Everyday Routines

ealayan1 — 2023-10-11 02:46:54 UTC

Similar to the resource listed above, this document is a template that can be used to identify routines and intervention strategies in the boxes provided to practice the target identified in the circle.

Family Centered Care Self Assessment Tool

ealayan1 — 2023-10-11 02:47:04 UTC

Questions on this tool address the ten components of
family-centered care and the key aspects of
family/youth/provider partnerships.

Family Empowerment Scale

ealayan1 — 2023-10-11 02:47:19 UTC

These questions ask about several areas of the parent/caregiver's life. The questions include many different activities that parents may or may not do.

FGRBI Coaching Strategies

ealayan1 — 2023-10-11 02:47:30 UTC

A variety of general and specific coaching strategies to support caregiver-implemented intervention in
families' everyday routines and activities are used in early intervention.

General and Specific Feedback Examples

ealayan1 — 2023-10-11 02:47:39 UTC

This document contains examples of general and specific feedback for coaching caregivers that support embedding intervention to give them ideas they can adapt.

Key Indicators of Family-guided Routines-based Intervention

ealayan1 — 2023-10-11 02:47:49 UTC

This document is a checklist/rubric for observers to note how the interventionist interacts with the family and child.

OPTION: Observing Patient Involvement

ealayan1 — 2023-10-11 02:47:58 UTC

The OPTION scale is meant to be used by two independent raters to assess primary care consultations in order to evaluate its psychometric qualities, validity, and reliability.

PII EBP Brief Packet

ealayan1 — 2023-10-11 02:48:08 UTC

This overview brief will support your use of the evidence-based practice: Parent Implemented Intervention.

Family Routine Categories

ealayan1 — 2023-10-11 02:48:21 UTC

Sample template

Family Routine Categories-filled out

ealayan1 — 2023-10-11 02:48:32 UTC

Family Guided Routines Based Intervention Plan

ealayan1 — 2023-10-11 02:48:43 UTC

Sample template

Semantic Primes Table

ealayan1 — 2023-10-16 20:53:03 UTC

Myth vs. Fact: Bilingual Language Development

ealayan1 — 2023-10-16 21:21:18 UTC

Mandarin

gsoto37 — 2023-11-30 23:45:25 UTC

Other Languages: Hindi, Urdu, Farsi, Tagalog

gsoto37 — 2023-11-30 23:45:57 UTC

Vocabulary Selection across Languages

gsoto37 — 2024-02-08 22:00:44 UTC

This tool is based on the work by Soto, G., & Tönsing, K. (2023). Is there a ‘universal’ core? Using semantic primes to select vocabulary across languages in AAC. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 1-11.

Danish CDI

gsoto37 — 2024-03-17 18:23:57 UTC

Arabic CDI

gsoto37 — 2024-03-17 18:25:43 UTC

All About Me Inventory Google Form

gsoto37 — 2024-03-17 18:35:30 UTC

Resources for Spanish Bilingual AAC

gsoto37 — 2024-03-18 14:02:57 UTC

Resources for Vietnamese Bilingual AAC

gsoto37 — 2024-04-16 23:05:50 UTC

Cultural Differences Taiwanese-American AAC Issues

gsoto37 — 2024-04-17 22:52:41 UTC

Removing Doubts About Bilingualism

gsoto37 — 2024-05-03 23:39:43 UTC

Resources for Portuguese Bilingual AAC

gsoto37 — 2024-05-04 00:07:20 UTC

Resources for Haitian Creole Bilingual AAC

gsoto37 — 2024-05-04 00:07:50 UTC

Live Translation in AAC Apps

gsoto37 — 2024-05-04 17:17:59 UTC

Video Tutorial Translate CoughDrop Comm Boards in other Languages

gsoto37 — 2024-05-04 17:19:21 UTC

Resources for AAC Russian

gsoto37 — 2024-05-04 17:22:38 UTC

LAMP Words for Life Manual Boards

gsoto37 — 2024-05-04 17:35:20 UTC

AAC Resources Arabic

gsoto37 — 2024-05-04 17:47:53 UTC

Multilingual Learning Toolkit Reflection Tool

gsoto37 — 2024-05-05 03:46:26 UTC

AAC Manual from NIKA Project

gsoto37 — 2024-05-13 17:18:16 UTC

Mandarin AAC Group

gsoto37 — 2024-05-21 18:47:53 UTC

Mexican-Spanish

gsoto37 — 2024-10-20 17:19:10 UTC

Gesture Dictionary

gsoto37 — 2025-04-15 22:17:22 UTC

gsoto37 — 2025-11-11 18:16:23 UTC

gsoto37 — 2025-11-11 18:17:26 UTC