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Lanphere, Amy; Terlektsi, Emmanouela – Deafness & Education International, 2023
The purpose of this case study was to explore the communication needs of a child with deafness and cerebral palsy (DCP) and how these needs can be supported by interventions targeting the use of communication approaches and strategies. One semi-structured interview with the child's parents and five observations of the child in different contexts…
Descriptors: Deafness, Students with Disabilities, Cerebral Palsy, Student Needs
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Meagan Karvonen; Karen A. Erickson; Julie A. Durando; Brianna Beitling; Samuel L. Morgan; Elizabeth Kavitsky – Journal of Special Education, 2025
Very little is known about how unidentified dual sensory loss (DSL) may affect education and academic outcomes for students with extensive support needs (ESN). We used data from a teacher survey on over 100,000 students with ESN who take U.S. statewide alternate assessments to identify the number of students with known and suspected DSL and the…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Student Characteristics, Student Needs, Access to Education
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Frizelle, Pauline; Lyons, Caoimhe – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2022
Key word signing, an unaided augmentative, and alternative communication (AAC) system is commonly used by children with Down syndrome who attend mainstream primary schools. To ensure the successful use of key word signing within a mainstream environment, a meaningful, contextually appropriate sign vocabulary must be available to all communication…
Descriptors: Young Children, Down Syndrome, Students with Disabilities, Teachers