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Pragmatic-based Auditory scan book

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<p>The original Pragmatics Profile of Everyday Communication Skills in Children was written by Hazel Dewart and Susie Summers. This revised version has been created with the permission of NFER &#8211; Nelson. This Profile should be used with individuals who have used AAC in the past, are currently using AAC, or where you feel that an individual is using informal modes of AAC and you wish to introduce more formal methods.</p>
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<p>This resource is <strong>free</strong> to download. There is one version which can be used in two ways:</p>
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<li>Print &amp; Fill  &#8211; download, print and fill in by hand</li>
<li>Auto Entry &#8211;  download and fill in electronically with Microsoft Word</li>
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<p>To cite this work:<br />
Martin, S., Small, K., and Stevens, R. 2024. The Pragmatics Profile for People who use AAC  &#8211; Second Edition (First Published 26 Sep 2017). Available at:<a href="https://acecentre.org.uk/resources/pragmatics-profile-people-use-aac/">https://acecentre.org.uk/resources/pragmatics-profile-people-use-aac/</a>.</p>
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The Pragmatics Profile for People who use AAC

Alphabet Chart Pack - charts you point to

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<p>This pack contains ten alphabet charts designed to support face-to-face communication for someone who is able to spell but cannot rely upon speech to communicate.</p>
<p><a href="https://acecentre.org.uk/blog/customisable-alphabet-charts"><span class="ui-provider vd b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr">Click here to find read about things to consider when customising this chart. </span></a></p>
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<p>This pack includes:</p>
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<li>Using a Clues Book help sheet (PDF)</li>
<li>Clues Book with Widgit symbol support (PDF)</li>
<li>Clues Book with text (PDF)</li>
<li>InPrint3 templates for creating a symbol supported or text based Clues Book</li>
<li>MS Word template for creating a text based Clues Book</li>
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Clues Book

<p>Designed to support speech when there is difficulty being understood by providing a means for giving clues to a communication partner so they can make guesses to get conversation back-on-track.</p>


<p><span class="WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none">This communication book is designed to be used by someone who can point to fairly small messages. The template will need to be completed with personalised words and phrases that are </span><span class="WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none">communicated repeatedly and </span><span class="WdYUQQ text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none">useful to deliver quickly. </span></p>


A5 Communication Book you can point to

<p>As provided as an example at <a href="https://acecentre.org.uk/ebooks/designing-and-using-alphabet-charts/index.html#/reader/chapter/59">Designing and Using Alphabet Charts (acecentre.org.uk)</a></p>


High Frequency Words & Phrases with QWERTY alphabet for Pointing

ABC with core words

Word

QWERTY with core words

<p>Check out <a href="https://youtu.be/fCgGy8dFIFE">this video</a> to learn about the eBook features</p>
<p>Please note that this resource is not suggesting that low tech is ‘best’, or that low tech is a prerequisite to a more high tech communication aid. It is simply about valuing the role of paper based communication systems, and sharing lots of ideas and strategies to help develop and support them. You may well find that many of the ideas and strategies are useful when it comes to other forms of communication too.</p>


Designing and using alphabet charts

<p>The aim of this resource is help you design and use alphabet charts with people who can’t rely on speech, enabling them to communicate to the best of their ability. Through communication we can express ourselves, learn, have fun, and be active members of society</p>


QWERTY chart with useful words for a child

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<p dir="ltr" data-test-bidi="">Check out <a href="https://youtu.be/fCgGy8dFIFE">this video</a> to learn about the eBook features</p>
<p dir="ltr" data-test-bidi="">Find videos and support materials if you or are a family member requires solutions to help communicate due to a progressive condition such as MND/ALS, PSP, MS, Parkinson&#8217;s disease.</p>
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Paper-based resources to support Communication for Adults with Progressive Conditions

<p>This guide provides information about paper-based tools and strategies that can support communication if speech is becoming or has become difficult due to an acquired progressive condition. It is written for people living with such a condition and also for family, carers and relevant professionals.</p>


Frequency layout charts - for Listener Mediated Scanning

Word document

ABC charts - for Listener Mediated Scanning

High contrast ABC & Frequency layout charts - for Listener Mediated Scanning

Being a Communication Partner

<p>Being a Communication Partner&#8217; is our quick guide to having conversations with people who use the alphabet to communicate.</p>
<p>Positive and effective communication involves two or more people interacting in a skilful way, so when someone is using an alphabet based communication tool, it’s not just down to them to make the conversation work. As a ‘<strong>Communication Partner</strong>’ (the person they are communicating with) you can help make the conversation more successful, inclusive and effective for everyone.</p>


upper case

lower case

Number encoded ABC you can point to

Colour encoded ABC you can point to

Coded ABC chart you can point to

Number encoded - UPPER case - for eye pointing

Laminator essential

Laminator optional

Colour encoded - UPPER case - for eye pointing

Colour encoded - lower case - for eye pointing

<p>Speakbook is a simple communication tool that was developed by Patrick Joyce who had Motor Neurone Disease (MND / ALS). Understanding the progression of his condition and the needs of others, Patrick realised that there was a need for a cheap and easy-to-use way of communicating for people who are able to read and spell and can move their eyes, but struggle to point with their finger or hand.</p>
<p>Speakbook is a template for a communication book which you populate with your own messages.  It also provides access to an alphabet chart. While originally developed with MND in mind, Speakbook can be useful for anyone who is literate and requires a communication tool that they can access with their eyes. (<a href="https://acecentre.org.uk/project/speakbook/">For more information &#8211; see here</a>)</p>
<h2>With thanks to:</h2>
<p>English &#8211; With thanks to Suzanne Guerin and her colleagues for finding the mistake with the circles/triangles and cyan/green dots!</p>
<p>Turkish &#8211;  Ersin Sinay</p>
<p>German &#8211; Julius Deutsch, kommhelp e.V., Michael Ritson, Ace Centre, UK.</p>
<p>Afrikaans &#8211; Emma Emmerich, Inclusive Solutions.</p>
<p>Portuguese &#8211; Hélio Lourenço, Ace Centre UK</p>
<p>Maltese &#8211; Martina Zarb, Mariah Amber Busuttil, Jamie Said, Access to Communication and Technology Unit (ACTU), Malta</p>
<p>Bulgarian &#8211; Evgeniya Hristova</p>
<p>French &#8211; Michael Ritson, Ace Centre, UK.</p>
<p>Zulu &#8211; Sipho Sibanda, Inclusive Solutions</p>
<p>Arabic &#8211; Hossein Amin, Iraq.</p>


SpeakBook

<p>This leaflet is derived from the information presented in the chapter &#8220;Augmentative and Alternative Communication” written by Ace Centre colleagues Lizzie Sadiku, Katherine Small and Suzanne Martin for a book by Dr. Sean Pert called “<a href="http://bit.ly/AACLang">Working with Children Experiencing Speech and Language Disorders in a Bilingual Context: A home Language Approach</a>”.</p>


Appraising an AAC Resource in a Language You Do Not Speak

<p>We have created this document pulling from our experience of supporting AAC users who want to communicate in more than one language. It is a compilation of questions you can and should be asking when appraising resources in a language you do not speak and considerations for you to keep in mind.</p>


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