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Timpe, Erika M.; Kent-Walsh, Jennifer; Binger, Cathy; Hahs-Vaughn, Debbie; Harrington, Nancy; Schwartz, Jamie B. – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2021
Three parents of preschool-aged children with Down syndrome using mobile augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technologies to communicate participated indirect, systematic communication-partner instruction. Intervention featured an adaptation of the ImPAACT Program (Improving Partner Applications of Augmentative Communication…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Preschool Children, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Skills
Biggs, Elizabeth E.; Hacker, Rebecca E. – Online Submission, 2021
Many factors impact intervention implementation in everyday practice, including the social validity of these interventions. As a way of addressing social validity, this study aimed to understand the perspectives of multiple stakeholders of school-aged children and adolescents who use aided and unaided augmentative and alternative communication…
Descriptors: Intervention, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Special Education Teachers, Paraprofessional School Personnel
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Chua, Beatrice Y. E.; Poon, Kenneth K. – Educational & Child Psychology, 2018
Aims: This study sought to investigate the predictors of spontaneous Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) use in a naturalistic school setting. Method: The study recruited 44 students (36 boys and eight girls), aged between 6 to 18 years and their teachers (26 teachers and two teaching assistants). Teaching staff completed measures of…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Predictor Variables
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Chung, Yun-Ching; Douglas, Karen H. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2014
Students who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) represent a heterogonous group with complex communication needs. AAC--including aided communication means (e.g., pictures, devices) and unaided (e.g., signs, gestures)--is often used to support students who have difficulties with speech production, language comprehension, and…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Assistive Technology, Student Needs