The first resemblance of the ROCC began when I was working at the Kilparrin Teaching Assessment Unit, in Adelaide, South Australia. We needed a simple way to show the teachers that they were actually making a difference. They were feeling … Read More
Within the ROCC there are 10 domains, with each of these 10 domains including detailed descriptors covering from levels 0 through to 5. These descriptors arose through a combination of clinical experience and observation of key milestones in each domain, … Read More
The ROCC is an online tool that has been developed to help guide goals and strategies that focus around autonomous communication development for people with communication challenges. It is designed to act a bit like a ‘roadmap’, creating a visual … Read More
Much of the learning and understanding around communicative competence and the multiple factors involved is influenced by the work of the following visionaries, researchers and developers within the context of augmentative and alternative communication: Gayle Porter, Linda Burkhart and the … Read More
Answered by Director, Janelle Sampson. The ROCC was something that evolved, rather than an idea I just thought up. I was working in a school and we needed a simple way to show the teachers that they were actually making … Read More
