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Augmentative and Alternative Communication Intervention Targets for School-Aged Participants with ASD and ID: A Single-Case Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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J. B. Ganz; James E. Pustejovsky; Joe Reichle; Kimberly J. Vannest; Margaret Foster; Marcus C. Fuller; Lauren M. Pierson; Sanikan Wattanawongwan; Armando J. Bernal; Man Chen; April N. Haas; Rachel Skov; S. D. Smith; Valeria Yllades – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024
This meta-analysis reviews the literature on communication modes, communicative functions, and AAC type examined during interventions with school-age participants with ASD and/or ID who experience CCN. Considering potential differences related to outcomes taught could help identify the most effective means of individualizing AAC interventions. We…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Augmentative and Alternative Communication Intervention Targets for School-Aged Participants with ASD and ID: A Single-Case Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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J. B. Ganz; James E. Pustejovsky; Joe Reichle; Kimberly J. Vannest; Margaret Foster; Marcus C. Fuller; Lauren M. Pierson; Sanikan Wattanawongwan; Armando J. Bernal; Man Chen; April N. Haas; Rachel Skov; S. D. Smith; Valeria Yllades – Grantee Submission, 2022
This meta-analysis reviews the literature on communication modes, communicative functions, and AAC type examined during interventions with school-age participants with ASD and/or ID who experience CCN. Considering potential differences related to outcomes taught could help identify the most effective means of individualizing AAC interventions. We…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intervention, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability
Child, Family and Professional Views on Valued Communication Outcomes for Non-Verbal Children with Neurodisability: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis
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Katherine Buckeridge; Vanessa Abrahamson; Tracy Pellatt-Higgins; Diane Sellers; Lindsay Forbes – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: There are many children with neurodisability who are unable to rely on speech to communicate and so use a range of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) methods and strategies to get their message across. Current instruments designed to measure the outcomes of speech and language therapy interventions lack specific attention…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Cerebral Palsy, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Nonverbal Communication
Augmentative and Alternative Communication for Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disability: A Mega-Review of the Literature
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Becky Crowe; Wendy Machalicek; Qi Wei; Christine Drew; Jay Ganz – Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 2022
Establishing evidence- and research-based practices relies upon research synthesis of individual studies in reviews and meta analyses. Further summarizing scientific evidence about a specific topic by synthesizing reviews is an area of need to determine practices that have a strong evidence base and to identify areas of methodological weakness and…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Children
The Use of High-Tech Speech-Generating Devices as an Evidence-Based Practice for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Meta-Analysis
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Reem Muharib; Nouf M. Alzrayer – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate single-case studies that used high-tech speech-generating devices (SGDs) for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) ages 0-8. The focus of this review was to measure the effect size of high-tech SGD intervention on verbal behavior. The review included 20 studies with 54 participants with ASD. The results…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Children, Meta Analysis, Speech
Effects of Interventions That Include Aided Augmentative and Alternative Communication Input on the Communication of Individuals with Complex Communication Needs: A Meta-Analysis
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O'Neill, Tara; Light, Janice; Pope, Lauramarie – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this meta-analysis was to investigate the effects of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) interventions that included aided AAC input (e.g., aided AAC modeling, aided language modeling, aided language stimulation, augmented input) on communicative outcomes (both comprehension and expression) for individuals with…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Problems, Intervention, Outcomes of Treatment
Technology-Aided Instruction and Intervention for Students with ASD: A Meta-Analysis Using Novel Methods of Estimating Effect Sizes for Single-Case Research
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Barton, Erin E.; Pustejovsky, James E.; Maggin, Daniel M.; Reichow, Brian – Remedial and Special Education, 2017
The adoption of methods and strategies validated through rigorous, experimentally oriented research is a core professional value of special education. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis examining the experimental literature on Technology-Aided Instruction and Intervention (TAII) using research identified as part of the National…
Descriptors: Intervention, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Autism, Meta Analysis
A Meta-Analytic Review of Functional Communication Training across Mode of Communication, Age, and Disability
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Amy K. Heath; Jennifer B. Ganz; Richard Parker; Mack Burke; Jennifer Ninci – Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Deficits in communication in people with disabilities are a major cause of challenging behaviors. Functional communication training (FCT) is one treatment developed to address both challenging behavior and instruction in replacement communicative behaviors by determining the function, or reason, the behavior occurs and developing a communication…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Disabilities, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Meta Analysis
Communication Partners Supporting Children with Complex Communication Needs Who Use AAC: A Systematic Review
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Shire, Stephanie Y.; Jones, Nancy – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2015
Communication partners who efficiently use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) are essential interaction partners for children learning to communicate using AAC. This systematic review examines studies targeting interventions designed to help communication partners support children with complex communication needs who use AAC.…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Children, Partnerships in Education, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Augmentative and Alternative Communication Interventions for Persons with Developmental Disabilities: Narrative Review of Comparative Single-Subject Experimental Studies
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Schlosser, Ralf W.; Sigafoos, Jeff – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) as an area of clinical and educational practice involves a myriad of decisions related to the symbols, devices, and strategies from which each client must choose. These decision-making points can be productively informed through evidence from comparative intervention studies. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Intervention, Developmental Disabilities, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Comparative Analysis
Teaching Augmentative and Alternative Communication to Students with Severe Disabilities: A Review of Intervention Research 1997-2003
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Snell, Martha E.; Chen, Lih-Yuan; Hoover, Kathryn – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), 2006
This paper provides results of a descriptive analysis of peer-reviewed, single subject design, intervention research on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for individuals with severe disabilities, from birth to 21 years, published in English between 1997 and 2003. A database of 40 studies was found that met seven specified criteria.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Intervention, Behavior Problems, Communication Skills
The Impact of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Intervention on the Speech Production of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities: A Research Review
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Millar, Diane C.; Light, Janice C.; Schlosser, Ralf W. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2006
Purpose: This article presents the results of a meta-analysis to determine the effect of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) on the speech production of individuals with developmental disabilities. Method: A comprehensive search of the literature published between 1975 and 2003, which included data on speech production before, during,…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intervention, Speech, Developmental Disabilities