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Transactions within a Classroom-Based AAC Intervention Targeting Preschool Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Mixed-Methods Investigation
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Dorney, Kathryn E.; Erickson, Karen – Exceptionality Education International, 2019
This study examined the changes in the communication skills of preschool students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that resulted from an intervention that featured three evidence-based, transactional approaches to augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention: (a) attributing communicative meaning to student behaviours; (b)…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Assistive Technology, Intervention, Preschool Children
Vocal and Gestural Symbols at 13 Months.
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Bates, Elizabeth; And Others – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1980
Studies infants' symbolic gestures in and out of context with objects varying in degree of perceptual/contextual support. Results indicate vocabulary production correlates with symbolic gesture out of context and that vocabulary comprehension correlates with symbolic gesture in context. Gestures that bear the strongest relationship to language are…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Infants, Language Skills, Models
A Comparison of Symbol Transparency in Nonspeaking Persons with Intellectual Disabilities.
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Mirenda, Pat; Locke, Peggy A. – Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 1989
The investigation compared the transparency of 11 different types of symbols with 40 nonspeaking mentally retarded subjects (ages 4-20). Analysis indicated a hierarchy of difficulty with actual objects the easiest and Blissymbols and written words the hardest to understand. Results have implications for selecting initial symbol systems for…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Difficulty Level, Mental Retardation, Nonverbal Communication
The Comparative Translucency of Initial Lexical Items Represented in Five Graphic Symbol Systems and Sets.
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Bloomberg, Karen; And Others – Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 1990
The comparative translucency within and across 5 aided augmentative and alternative symbol systems for symbols representing 3 parts of speech (nouns, verbs, and modifiers) was investigated with 50 college undergraduates. Results indicated that translucency varies among systems or sets and among parts of speech. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Disorders, Comparative Analysis, Comprehension