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iRubric: Functional Communication rubric

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Functional Communication Functional Communication Use to measure objectives with minimally verbal students Rubric Code: DX564WW By rlovelace Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Communication Type: Assessment Grade Levels: K-5, 6-8, 9-12

Functional Communication
	Not Evident 0 pts	Emerging 1 pts	Evident 2 pts	Exceeds 3 pts
Expressing Wants and Needs	Not Evident No display of wants or needs using total communication with maximum cues, prompts, visual, or verbal cues	Emerging Points to or pulls to wants or needs, using total communication with moderate cues and prompts (fading scripts)	Evident Making requests ("I want.....") using total communication with minimum prompts and cues, with no scripting	Exceeds Spontaneous requests with words using total communication with no prompts or cues
Following One-Step Directions	Not Evident Does not follow any 1-step direction	Emerging Follows 1-step direction with cues and prompts	Evident Follows 1-step directions with minimal cues or prompts	Exceeds Follows 1-step directions without cues or prompts
Attending to Objects and Tasks	Not Evident Does not attend to object or task	Emerging Shares attention with partner to object or task for 30 seconds	Evident Shares attention with partner to object or task for 3 minutes	Exceeds Shares attention with partner to object or task for 5 minutes
Responds to Name	Not Evident Does not respond to name	Emerging Stops activity for a short time in response to name	Evident Stops, looks, and localizes in response to name	Exceeds Stops, turns around and goes to communication partner calling name
Turn Taking	Not Evident Does not take turns	Emerging Takes 5 turns with physical, visual, and verbal cues or prompts	Evident Takes 5 turns with 1 verbal cue or prompt (my turn)	Exceeds Takes 10 turns without cues or prompts
Functional Use of Objects	Not Evident Doesn't use objects appropriately	Emerging Imitates appropriate use with 3-5 object	Evident Uses more than 5 objects appropriately during structured play	Exceeds Uses objects appropriately during independent play
Answering Questions	Not Evident Does not answer basic questions (who, what, when, where)	Emerging Answers questions (who, what, when, where) with visual and verbal support for all responses	Evident Answers questions (who, what, when, where) with only 5 prompts and cues	Exceeds Answers a variety of questions and makes inferences during class discussions