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Susan S. Johnston – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2024
Professionals and communication partners report experiencing challenges with regard to developing the knowledge and skills needed to support individuals with complex communication needs who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). These challenges can be exacerbated in rural and remote areas where access to resources and training may…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Student Needs
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Elizabeth R. Lorah; Christine Holyfield; Brenna Griffen; Nicolette Caldwell – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
For individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who have limited to no vocal speech abilities, mobile augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technology provides opportunities for communication with those around them. Interventionists can incorporate evidence-based practices into AAC instruction to heighten the efficacy of its…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Evidence Based Practice, Intervention, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Rebecca Archer Anwar; Juliet E. Hart Barnett – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2024
"Augmentative and alternative communication" (AAC) refers to a wide variety of communication devices, systems, tools, and strategies that support or replace spoken language. Augmentative and alternative communication users represent a range of ages, abilities, and communication needs. Support for AAC often begins in the public school…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Special Education, Special Education Teachers, Speech Language Pathology