{"id":4978,"date":"2023-10-31T18:56:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T18:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/?page_id=4978"},"modified":"2024-09-01T13:50:36","modified_gmt":"2024-09-01T13:50:36","slug":"aac-skills-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/2023\/10\/31\/aac-skills-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"Goals and Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-cb46ffcb wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-background wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a\" style=\"background-color:#3e4981;font-size:5px\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">AAC Goals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-container-content-9cfa9a5a\" style=\"background-color:#3e4981;font-size:5px\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#a7d4ee;font-size:5px\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:48% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-09-17-at-9.54.24-PM-1-1024x753.png\" alt=\"Test form with space for user information at the top and a color-banded chart with skills down the left and ability across the top.\" class=\"wp-image-5233 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-09-17-at-9.54.24-PM-1-1024x753.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-09-17-at-9.54.24-PM-1-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-09-17-at-9.54.24-PM-1-768x565.png 768w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-09-17-at-9.54.24-PM-1-1040x765.png 1040w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-09-17-at-9.54.24-PM-1-640x471.png 640w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-09-17-at-9.54.24-PM-1.png 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">DAGG-3 Dynamic AAC Goals Grid (2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:200\">Tobii Dynavox with Vickie Clark<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">The DAGG-3 is the updated version of a goal and intervention guide distributed by the device vendor Tobii-Dynavox. The 21-page tool identifies sets of skills at five different levels of communication. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">This tool can be helpful for thinking of the types of goals that are important to AAC users. The organized, color-coded sections make the complex process a little easier to navigate. The goals need to be individualized but getting some ideas on what to target can be really helpful for SLPs who do not have a lot of experience with writing those types of goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">Tobii-Dynavox does require that you sign up to get access to their resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tobiidynavox.com\/pages\/dagg-3-free-resources-sign-up?refUrl=https:\/\/www.tobiidynavox.com\/products\/dagg-3\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/designtolearn.com\/IEP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Resource Sign In<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#a7d4ee;font-size:5px\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 42%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ce155fab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Design to Learn IEP Development Guide<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">Charity Rowland, Emily Dayle Quinn, Sandra A. M. Steiner &amp; Gayl Bowser<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">This pdf includes 28 questions to use as an IEP quality guide. Specifically, for developing high quality communication-related educational goals for children with complex communication needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/designtolearn.com\/IEP.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/designtolearn.com\/IEP.pdf\">IEP Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"797\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-05-at-8.13.11-PM-797x1024.png\" alt=\"screenshot of page one of the guide with questions and subquestions\" class=\"wp-image-5174 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-05-at-8.13.11-PM-797x1024.png 797w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-05-at-8.13.11-PM-234x300.png 234w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-05-at-8.13.11-PM-768x986.png 768w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-05-at-8.13.11-PM-640x822.png 640w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-11-05-at-8.13.11-PM.png 802w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#a7d4ee;font-size:5px\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"932\" src=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2024-07-09-at-2.38.41\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"screenshot of goal framework chart with scale on left, 5 rows, and arrows showing the location of start, middle, and long targets. \" class=\"wp-image-5685 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2024-07-09-at-2.38.41\u202fPM.png 850w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2024-07-09-at-2.38.41\u202fPM-274x300.png 274w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2024-07-09-at-2.38.41\u202fPM-768x842.png 768w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2024-07-09-at-2.38.41\u202fPM-640x702.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ce155fab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Ready, Set, Goal! 1 and 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">by PRC Saltillo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">Two videos offer a process for writing meaningful goals for individuals who use AAC. They provide a goal-writing framework, identify assessment tools, and connect to resources. Pathways is a free app from the Saltillo Company that follows the same process and can be a useful reference for developing goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/saltillo.com\/uploads\/AAC_Ready_Set_Goal_Handout_Packet_2020_1.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/saltillo.com\/uploads\/AAC_Ready_Set_Goal_Handout_Packet_2020_1.pdf\">Handout Packet<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L5PXYGseEPY&amp;list=PL8_c51K6963fo5dBRIr1j4gll9cdmhxxx&amp;index=13&amp;t=393s\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=L5PXYGseEPY&amp;list=PL8_c51K6963fo5dBRIr1j4gll9cdmhxxx&amp;index=13&amp;t=393s\">Part 1 Video<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#a7d4ee;font-size:5px\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 47%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f9a93ed8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">IEP Goal Writing Guidance <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">AT Lab Community Vision<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">Simple but informative handout on the form and content of good AAC IEP goals. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohsu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-03\/IEP%20Goal%20writing%20guidance.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ohsu.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-03\/IEP%20Goal%20writing%20guidance.pdf\">Guidance PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"730\" src=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-10-25-at-10.19.57-AM-1024x730-1.png\" alt=\"screenshot of handout with logo, title, and two bulleted lists\" class=\"wp-image-5178 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-10-25-at-10.19.57-AM-1024x730-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-10-25-at-10.19.57-AM-1024x730-1-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-10-25-at-10.19.57-AM-1024x730-1-768x548.png 768w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2023-10-25-at-10.19.57-AM-1024x730-1-640x456.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#a7d4ee;font-size:5px\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:33% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-24-at-10.36.49-AM-667x1024.png\" alt=\"screenshot of blog post with title in colorful frame, paragraph of text and bulleted section\" class=\"wp-image-5458 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-24-at-10.36.49-AM-667x1024.png 667w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-24-at-10.36.49-AM-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-24-at-10.36.49-AM-640x982.png 640w, https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-24-at-10.36.49-AM.png 684w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ce155fab wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">PrAACtiCal AAC Goals that Matter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">by PrAACticalAAC blog site<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.392), 18px);font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">Includes ideas for qualifiers and goals related to AAC. Over 100 goals are divided into pre-stored messages, combining single words combined, and operational and strategic competence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/praacticalaac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/filebase\/downloads\/PrAACtical%20Goals%20That%20Matter%20110613.pdf\">downloadable pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/praacticalaac.org\/praactical\/more-praactical-aac-goals-that-matter\/\">Blog Post <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#a7d4ee;font-size:5px\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AAC Goals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-generalaac"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4978"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4978\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5848,"href":"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4978\/revisions\/5848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdci.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/aslresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}