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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
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Sandberg, Annika Dahlgren; Liliedahl, Marie – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2008
The aim of this study is to examine whether the asymmetrical pattern of communication usually found between people who use augmentative and alternative communication and their partners using natural speech was also found in the interaction between non-vocal young preschool children with cerebral palsy and their parents. Three parent-child dyads…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Cerebral Palsy, Preschool Children
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Bruns, Deborah A.; Mogharreban, Cathy C. – NHSA Dialog, 2008
Increasing numbers of young children with disabilities are receiving services in inclusive settings such as Head Start. It is important to note that positive outcomes for young children with disabilities are due in large part to practitioners' understanding and implementation of both recommended practices in both early care and education and early…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Individualized Education Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Disabilities
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Wagner, Barry T.; Jackson, Heather M. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2006
Purpose: This study examined the cognitive demands of 2 selection techniques in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), direct selection, and visual linear scanning, by determining the memory retrieval abilities of typically developing children when presented with fixed communication displays. Method: One hundred twenty typical children…
Descriptors: Memory, Kindergarten, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Models