FREE AAC Competencies Resource
Looking for a practical way to set meaningful, well-rounded goals for your clients who use AAC? Our AAC Competencies Resource is free—designed to support clinicians in understanding the broad range of skills that contribute to successful AAC use.
 
This resource draws from foundational research and expert literature, including:
📘 Communicative Competence for Individuals Who Use AAC (Light, Beukelman & Reichle, 2003)
📘 The Importance of Emotional Competence in Children with Complex Communication Needs (Blackstone & Wilkins, 2009)

🔗 Plus additional references at rastresources.com
 
Whether you're new to AAC or refining existing goals, this tool helps you consider all aspects of communicative competence—including linguistic, operational, social, and strategic domains—so your goal-setting is meaningful, holistic, and tailored to your client’s needs.
 
Free to download, use, and share with your team or community. Let’s spread the word about best practice in AAC!