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Economical Approaches to Increasing Communication Instruction for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Monique Pinczynski; Robert Pennington – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2024
Efforts to implement high-quality communication instruction for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and complex communication needs (CCN) may be difficult for some educators with limited time and resources. In this article, we offer guidance on implementing several economic strategies that can be easily embedded into existing classroom…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Speech Impairments, Language Impairments, Students with Disabilities
Teachers' Use of Augmented Input and Responsive Strategies in Schools for Students with Intellectual Disability: A Multiple Case Study of a Communication Partner Intervention
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Sofia Wallin; Gunilla Thunberg; Helena Hemmingsson; Jenny Wilder – Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 2024
Background and aims: Teachers serve as critical communication partners for students with intellectual disability (ID) who face communication difficulties. However, teachers may lack sufficient training in using communication partner strategies and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in the classroom. This study aimed to explore…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Communication (Thought Transfer), Teacher Response
Addressing the Theory-Practice Gap Using Case-Based Learning and Imagined Roles in the Graduate Communication Disorders Classroom
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Diane L. Laverty; Carol C. Thompson – Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders, 2025
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Code of Ethics (2023) requires all practitioners to uphold the welfare of others without discrimination. Graduate programs in communication sciences and disorders, therefore, must guide future clinicians to apply theoretical knowledge to clinical practice equitably and inclusively. This…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Graduate Students, Communication Disorders, Speech Language Pathology
Reported and Enacted Emergent Literacy Instruction: Understanding Young Students with Extensive Support and Complex Communication Needs, Opportunity to Learn
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Sofia Benson-Goldberg; Karen Erickson – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2024
Literacy instruction has an important role in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) because spelling and writing support precise communication. Unfortunately, few students with extensive support needs and complex communication needs (ESN/CCN) develop literacy skills at or above the first grade reading-level. Given that learning to read…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Disorders, Early Childhood Education