1. Communication and Transitioning: From Our Eyes By Jennifer Shook And BJ Gallagher PhD, CCC-SLP By Jennifer Shook And BJ Gallagher PhD, CCC-SLP

2. Learning Outcomes Will become aware of communication considerations from the perspective of an augmentative communicator Will become aware of communication considerations from the perspective of the communication partner and the augmentative communicator Will identify pragmatic interventions that facilitate communication between augmentative communicators and their communication partners Will become aware of communication considerations from the perspective of an augmentative communicator Will become aware of communication considerations from the perspective of the communication partner and the augmentative communicator Will identify pragmatic interventions that facilitate communication between augmentative communicators and their communication partners

3. Welcome Jennifer!

4. My First Picture

5. Me as a baby

6. Getting bigger

7. Growing up

8. Outside and happy

9. Growing up

10. Laughing again

11. Our Family

12. Easter

13. Grade school

14. Growing up

15. Happy as usual

16. A big slide

18. Friends

19. Growing up

20. Snow Angels

21. Santa

22. Swimming

23. Riding a horse

24. A Fieldtrip

25. My new toys

26. High School squad

27. High School fun

28. High School

29. Celebration

30. On the squad

31. Presenting the flags

32. Carrying the flag

33. My friends in the squad

34. Weddings

35. Dancing away

36. Kid sitting

37. Famous people

38. Snow in the mountains

39. Getting an award

40. Holding the baby

41. Having fun

42. My friend

43. My friends

44. My high school

45. Going home

46. Friends

47. At the beach

48. Getting a tan

49. Gene and me

50. Famous people

51. At a ball game

53. Raising funds

55. My Final Grades

56. Our Wedding

57. Our Reception

58. Speech to Speech http://www.speechtospeech.org/ We need a volunteer with a cell phone. Jennifer will call you using STS and 711. http://www.speechtospeech.org/ We need a volunteer with a cell phone. Jennifer will call you using STS and 711.

59. Demo Time Pick a partner. Will you be the AC or CP? The AC will take a core vocabulary sheet. The CP ask the following questions of the AC…. Pick a partner. Will you be the AC or CP? The AC will take a core vocabulary sheet. The CP ask the following questions of the AC….

60. Questions What are your favorite holidays and why did you select them? Describe how to make your favorite dessert. Give your opinion as to why we need to have one week off in the spring rather than just a long weekend. What are your favorite holidays and why did you select them? Describe how to make your favorite dessert. Give your opinion as to why we need to have one week off in the spring rather than just a long weekend.

61. Let’s find out what just happened. Let’s learn more about pragmatics.

62. Pragmatics Studies the factors that affect the language in social interactions. Focuses on the “speech acts.” Speech Acts are utterances. It is felt that the things we say are equal to actions. ie., Goal! Studies the factors that affect the language in social interactions. Focuses on the “speech acts.” Speech Acts are utterances. It is felt that the things we say are equal to actions. ie., Goal!

63. Face and Politeness Strategies Hedging Pessimism Indicating deference Apologizing Impersonalizing Hedging Pessimism Indicating deference Apologizing Impersonalizing

64. Communication Partners Need to learn the various speech acts Use nonverbal communication-90% of what we say are conveyed in our body language Need to learn the various speech acts Use nonverbal communication-90% of what we say are conveyed in our body language

65. Nonverbals SOFTEN Smile Open posture Forward lean Touch Eye contact Nod SOFTEN Smile Open posture Forward lean Touch Eye contact Nod

66. SO So! So? So. So, So so So! So? So. So, So so

67. Augmentative Communication Users What happened during demo time?

68. Communication Partners Omit politeness principle Take non-verbals for granted Omit politeness principle Take non-verbals for granted

69. People who use AAC report… that their communication partners do not engage then in honest and authentic interactions.

70. Partners may… Pretend to understand them when they do not. Avoid interacting beyond a simple greeting and small talk. Finish their utterances without asking permission. Fail to confirm the accuracy of the messages exchanged. (Blackstone, 2009) Pretend to understand them when they do not. Avoid interacting beyond a simple greeting and small talk. Finish their utterances without asking permission. Fail to confirm the accuracy of the messages exchanged. (Blackstone, 2009)

71. Partners may… Use “baby talk” when interacting with an older child or adult. Shout because they assume someone who doesn’t speak must be hearing impaired. Ignore nonverbal modes of communication, insisting the child “use his board or device” and so on. Use “baby talk” when interacting with an older child or adult. Shout because they assume someone who doesn’t speak must be hearing impaired. Ignore nonverbal modes of communication, insisting the child “use his board or device” and so on.

72. Pragmatics …Remember to Look at the person speakingGive them the time to create their speech act Respond appropriately to the pragmatic piece of what they are saying. Respond in kind

73. Pragmatics How much do the augmentative communicator use non-verbals? Does the augmentative communicator display a range of feelings on their face? Is the augmentative communication user allowed to fully express their ideas? Allow the augmentative communicator ample time to create their thoughts.

74. Strategies to think about…

75. Hope we gave you something to think about Just the beginning… Not really the end! Just the beginning… Not really the end!