STEPS Manual - Approach to Comprehensive Communication Training with the ProxTalker

The STEPS manual outlines a new approach to introducing the ProxTalker and ProxPAD devices. Written by the STEPS Center for Excellence in Autism in Cleveland, OH it is a  technical manual that is meant to provide a step-by-step guide to beginning communication training.The manual addresses beginning communication step by step and allows the instructor to break down communication into Steps to ensure that all skills are being taught and to determine the barriers that are prohibiting the student from moving forward. The STEPS Comprehensive Communication Manuals © divide communication training into 3 stages: Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced. Beginning Communication Training focuses on the individual identifying needs and beginning vocabulary. Intermediate Communication Training focuses on using communication to interact with others and the environment for personal and academic needs, increasing vocabulary, and expanding on the components of language. Advanced Communication Training f