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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
Increasing the Vocal Responses of Children with Autism and Developmental Disabilities Using Manual Sign Mand Training and Prompt Delay
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Carbone, Vincent J.; Sweeney-Kerwin, Emily J.; Attanasio, Vivian; Kasper, Tamara – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of manual sign mand training combined with prompt delay and vocal prompting on the production of vocal responses in nonvocal children with developmental disabilities. A multiple baseline design across participants verified the effectiveness of this intervention. All participants showed…
Descriptors: Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Children, Verbal Operant Conditioning
Use of Manual Signs by Developmentally Disordered Speech-Deficient Children in Delayed Auditory-to-Picture Matching-to-Sample.
Bonta, James L.; Watters, Robert G. – Analysis and Intervention in Developmental Disabilities, 1983
Four developmentally disordered, speech deficient children (11-16 years old), who were being taught sign language as an alternative to speech, were taught to use manual signs as mediators in a delayed auditory-picture matching-to-sample task. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Communication Skills, Developmental Disabilities, Manual Communication
General Case Training of Requesting: A Demonstration and Analysis.
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Romer, Lyle T.; And Others – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 1994
Four adults with moderate/severe disabilities were taught to request objects by using the manual signs "want" or "please" plus an object label sign, within the context of familiar activities in which needed objects were missing. All participants acquired a generic requesting response, and three acquired an explicit requesting…
Descriptors: Adults, Communication Skills, Developmental Disabilities, Generalization