PLA: Student communicates with unintelligible sounds. She often becomes angry when others don't understand what she is saying. She likes to be around people including adults and children.
Annual Goals: Student will communicate her interests and needs in 3 or more situations using a single message voice output device.
Suggested AT device: Voice output devices like the one seen above are great to be used by individuals who are unable to speak or whose speech is unintelligible. There are many communication output devices available. It would be up to the IEP team to shop around and find the device that works best for the student. Perhaps this may increase her social interactions, as well as decrease any undesirable behaviors that may have manifested as a result of communication barriers.
Janell, I agree with your statement about a voice output device possibly increasing social interactions and decrease undesirable behaviors. We can only hope that finding the right voice output device or AT device in general will help students be successful in the classroom, socially and educationally.
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