A Communication Specialist is supporting Amy and her family. Living in the family home along with Amy is her
mom, an elderly grandfather, an older sister, and a younger brother. Amy currently uses Visual Gestural
Communication, including about 10-15 sign language vocabulary words, both receptively and expressively. The
mother prefers spoken English. The grandfather uses spoken English but has a hearing loss and declines to use
hearing aids. The older sister is learning sign language and has a vocabulary larger than Amy's; she also uses
spoken English as her preferred communication mode. The younger brother has autism spectrum disorder and
uses an assistive device (a tablet with a picture-based app) for communication. Based on this family information,
which of the following statements is most true?
O a
O b.
The Communication Specialist's focus should be solely on Amy, the individual targeted for receiving
services by helping Amy increase the number of sign language words she knows.
The Communication Specialist should ask the family to stop using spoken English.
O C.
The Communication Specialist should teach American Sign Language to Amy and her family until they
are all ASL fluent.
Od.
The Communication Specialist should consider incorporating a multimodal approach that includes ways
Amy can communicate most effectively with each family member.
Clear my choice