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Statistics of AAC use in the 5 special schools in Cumbria
School classes were sampled between September 2010 and February 2011
Total number of classes visited:
Age ranges:
class age range1 6-112 6-83 16+4 3-16+5 3-66 14-167 3-68 4-69 11-13
10 8-10111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
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activity sign (teacher) sign (TA) sign (student) gesture (student)break 10 8 14switch groupcitizenship 9 11 7 3assembly 130 70 150chat group 18 18 11scienceswitch group 9 7xmas play prep 30 15 15science 15 7 2literacy 13 3
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finger or hand point (student) eye point (student) speaking (student) OOR (teacher)18
71 14
123530
18
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OOR (student) PECS (full) PECS (adapted) Photographs (teacher) photographs (TA)9 5
1
1 4 28 15
121
319
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photographs (student) symbols (teacher) symbols (TA) symbol (student)1
10
127 3 10
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communication book or board single message devices 2 single message devices6
1
65
19
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digitised aid synthsized aid touch screen cause and effect touch screen choice makin
17
3 1
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touch screen sequencing switches cause and effect switches choice making switches sequencing
12 8
15
2
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turn taking joystick/mouse cause and effect joystick/mouse choice making
9
9
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joystick/mouse sequencing using text
3
9
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Analysis
class age range sign (teacher) sign (TA) sign (student) gesture (student) finger/hand point (student) eye point (student)123456789
100 0 0 0 0 0
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sign (teacher)sign (TA)
sign (student)gesture (student)
finger/hand point (student)eye point (student)speaking (student)
OOR (teacher)OOR (student)
PECS (full)PECS (adapted)
Photographs (teacher)photographs (TA)
photographs (student)symbols (teacher)
symbols (TA)symbol (student)
communication book or boardsingle message devices
2 single message devicesdigitised aid
synthsized aidtouch screen cause and effect
touch screen choice makingtouch screen sequencingswitches cause and effect
switches choice makingswitches sequencing
turn takingjoystick/mouse cause and effect
joystick/mouse choice makingjoystick/mouse sequencing
using text
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Row 4Row 5Row 6Row 7Row 8Row 9Row 10Row 11Row 12Row 13
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sign (teacher)sign (TA)
sign (student)gesture (student)
finger/hand point (student)eye point (student)speaking (student)
OOR (teacher)OOR (student)
PECS (full)PECS (adapted)
Photographs (teacher)photographs (TA)
photographs (student)symbols (teacher)
symbols (TA)symbol (student)
communication book or boardsingle message devices
2 single message devicesdigitised aid
synthsized aidtouch screen cause and effect
touch screen choice makingtouch screen sequencingswitches cause and effect
switches choice makingswitches sequencing
turn takingjoystick/mouse cause and effect
joystick/mouse choice makingjoystick/mouse sequencing
using text
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Row 4Row 5Row 6Row 7Row 8Row 9Row 10Row 11Row 12Row 13
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speaking (student) OOR (teacher) OOR (student) PECS (full) PECS (adapted) Photographs (teacher) photographs (TA)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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sign (teacher)sign (TA)
sign (student)gesture (student)
finger/hand point (student)eye point (student)speaking (student)
OOR (teacher)OOR (student)
PECS (full)PECS (adapted)
Photographs (teacher)photographs (TA)
photographs (student)symbols (teacher)
symbols (TA)symbol (student)
communication book or boardsingle message devices
2 single message devicesdigitised aid
synthsized aidtouch screen cause and effect
touch screen choice makingtouch screen sequencingswitches cause and effect
switches choice makingswitches sequencing
turn takingjoystick/mouse cause and effect
joystick/mouse choice makingjoystick/mouse sequencing
using text
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Row 4Row 5Row 6Row 7Row 8Row 9Row 10Row 11Row 12Row 13
sign (teacher)sign (TA)
sign (student)gesture (student)
finger/hand point (student)eye point (student)speaking (student)
OOR (teacher)OOR (student)
PECS (full)PECS (adapted)
Photographs (teacher)photographs (TA)
photographs (student)symbols (teacher)
symbols (TA)symbol (student)
communication book or boardsingle message devices
2 single message devicesdigitised aid
synthsized aidtouch screen cause and effect
touch screen choice makingtouch screen sequencingswitches cause and effect
switches choice makingswitches sequencing
turn takingjoystick/mouse cause and effect
joystick/mouse choice makingjoystick/mouse sequencing
using text
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Row 4Row 5Row 6Row 7Row 8Row 9Row 10Row 11Row 12Row 13
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sign (teacher)sign (TA)
sign (student)gesture (student)
finger/hand point (student)eye point (student)speaking (student)
OOR (teacher)OOR (student)
PECS (full)PECS (adapted)
Photographs (teacher)photographs (TA)
photographs (student)symbols (teacher)
symbols (TA)symbol (student)
communication book or boardsingle message devices
2 single message devicesdigitised aid
synthsized aidtouch screen cause and effect
touch screen choice makingtouch screen sequencingswitches cause and effect
switches choice makingswitches sequencing
turn takingjoystick/mouse cause and effect
joystick/mouse choice makingjoystick/mouse sequencing
using text
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Row 4Row 5Row 6Row 7Row 8Row 9Row 10Row 11Row 12Row 13
sign (teacher)sign (TA)
sign (student)gesture (student)
finger/hand point (student)eye point (student)speaking (student)
OOR (teacher)OOR (student)
PECS (full)PECS (adapted)
Photographs (teacher)photographs (TA)
photographs (student)symbols (teacher)
symbols (TA)symbol (student)
communication book or boardsingle message devices
2 single message devicesdigitised aid
synthsized aidtouch screen cause and effect
touch screen choice makingtouch screen sequencingswitches cause and effect
switches choice makingswitches sequencing
turn takingjoystick/mouse cause and effect
joystick/mouse choice makingjoystick/mouse sequencing
using text
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Row 4Row 5Row 6Row 7Row 8Row 9Row 10Row 11Row 12Row 13
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photographs (student) symbols (teacher) symbols (TA) symbol (student) communication book or board single message devices
0 0 0 0 0 0
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sign (teacher)sign (TA)
sign (student)gesture (student)
finger/hand point (student)eye point (student)speaking (student)
OOR (teacher)OOR (student)
PECS (full)PECS (adapted)
Photographs (teacher)photographs (TA)
photographs (student)symbols (teacher)
symbols (TA)symbol (student)
communication book or boardsingle message devices
2 single message devicesdigitised aid
synthsized aidtouch screen cause and effect
touch screen choice makingtouch screen sequencingswitches cause and effect
switches choice makingswitches sequencing
turn takingjoystick/mouse cause and effect
joystick/mouse choice makingjoystick/mouse sequencing
using text
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Row 4Row 5Row 6Row 7Row 8Row 9Row 10Row 11Row 12Row 13
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sign (teacher)sign (TA)
sign (student)gesture (student)
finger/hand point (student)eye point (student)speaking (student)
OOR (teacher)OOR (student)
PECS (full)PECS (adapted)
Photographs (teacher)photographs (TA)
photographs (student)symbols (teacher)
symbols (TA)symbol (student)
communication book or boardsingle message devices
2 single message devicesdigitised aid
synthsized aidtouch screen cause and effect
touch screen choice makingtouch screen sequencingswitches cause and effect
switches choice makingswitches sequencing
turn takingjoystick/mouse cause and effect
joystick/mouse choice makingjoystick/mouse sequencing
using text
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Row 4Row 5Row 6Row 7Row 8Row 9Row 10Row 11Row 12Row 13
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2 single message devices digitised aid synthsized aid touch screen cause and effect touch screen choice making
0 0 0 0 0
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sign (teacher)sign (TA)
sign (student)gesture (student)
finger/hand point (student)eye point (student)speaking (student)
OOR (teacher)OOR (student)
PECS (full)PECS (adapted)
Photographs (teacher)photographs (TA)
photographs (student)symbols (teacher)
symbols (TA)symbol (student)
communication book or boardsingle message devices
2 single message devicesdigitised aid
synthsized aidtouch screen cause and effect
touch screen choice makingtouch screen sequencingswitches cause and effect
switches choice makingswitches sequencing
turn takingjoystick/mouse cause and effect
joystick/mouse choice makingjoystick/mouse sequencing
using text
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Row 4Row 5Row 6Row 7Row 8Row 9Row 10Row 11Row 12Row 13
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sign (teacher)sign (TA)
sign (student)gesture (student)
finger/hand point (student)eye point (student)speaking (student)
OOR (teacher)OOR (student)
PECS (full)PECS (adapted)
Photographs (teacher)photographs (TA)
photographs (student)symbols (teacher)
symbols (TA)symbol (student)
communication book or boardsingle message devices
2 single message devicesdigitised aid
synthsized aidtouch screen cause and effect
touch screen choice makingtouch screen sequencingswitches cause and effect
switches choice makingswitches sequencing
turn takingjoystick/mouse cause and effect
joystick/mouse choice makingjoystick/mouse sequencing
using text
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Row 4Row 5Row 6Row 7Row 8Row 9Row 10Row 11Row 12Row 13
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touch screen sequencing switches cause and effect switches choice making switches sequencing turn taking
0 0 0 0 0
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joystick/mouse cause and effect joystick/mouse choice making joystick/mouse sequencing using text total0000000000
0 0 0 0 0
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no tech 666
low tech 192
basic high tech 6019
switches with high tech 0
complex high tech 44
666
192
6044
Types of AAC in useno tech low tech basic high tech switches with high tech complex high tech
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Analysisclass age range activityclass age range activity sign (teachsign (TA) sign (studegesture (s finger or heye point (
1 6-11 break 10 8 142 6-8 switch group3 16+ citizenship 9 11 7 34 3-16+ assembly 130 70 1505 3-6 chat group 18 18 116 14-16 science7 3-6 switch group 9 78 4-6 xmas play prep 30 15 159 11-13 science 15 7 2
10 8-10 literacy 13 3234 136 202 3
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speaking ( OOR (teachOOR (studePECS (full) PECS (adapPhotographphotographphotographsymbols (tsymbols (T18 9 5 1
1
7 1 4 21 14 8 15 7 3
12 1235 130 31
18 991 44 8 10 19 61 7 1
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symbol (stcommunicatsingle mes2 single m digitised a synthsizedtouch scretouch scretouch screswitches c6
1210 1 17
12 610 5
153 1
219
32 7 11 19 0 17 3 2 27
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switches c switches s turn takingjoystick/mjoystick/mjoystick/musing text total71
8 9 2959
35079
3 6655
9 1099 96
628 9 9 0 12 972
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class age range activity sign (teach sign (TA) sign (studegesture (st finger or heye point (1 6-11 break 10 8 142 6-8 switch group3 16+ citizenship 9 11 7 34 3-16+ assembly 130 70 1505 3-6 chat group 18 18 116 14-16 science7 3-6 switch group 9 78 4-6 xmas play prep 30 15 159 11-13 science 15 7 2
10 8-10 literacy 13 3
234 136 202 3
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speaking ( OOR (teachOOR (studePECS (full) PECS (adapPhotographphotographphotographsymbols (tsymbols (T18 9 5 1
1
7 1 4 21 14 8 15 7 3
12 1235 130 31
18 9
91 44 8 10 19 61 7 1
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symbol (stcommunicatsingle mes2 single m digitised a synthsizedtouch scretouch scretouch screswitches c6
1210 1 17
12 610 5
153 1
219
32 7 11 19 0 17 3 2 27
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switches c switches s turn takingjoystick/mjoystick/mjoystick/musing text 72
8 9 3162
35484
3 7262
9 1179 105
72
8 9 9 0 12 972
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AAC activity across activities
AAC activity across access methods