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Direct linkShelley K. Lund; Wendy Quach; Kristy Weissling; Miechelle McKelvey – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2025
Purpose: Previous research has shown that many speech-language pathologists (SLPs) lack confidence in conducting augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) evaluations. The AAC Clinical Assessment Project team developed a protocol to help guide SLPs to complete AAC assessments for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This article…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel
Download full textSanders, Eric J.; Keegan, Louise C.; Culshaw, Mary; Tomes, Colin – Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders, 2022
The Flipped Classroom Model (FCM) is an andragogical approach where students complete content-related work outside of the class and engage in activities related to this content during the class period. This approach has garnered recent attention in the field of speech-language pathology, but its implementation has not been studied in an…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Courses, Speech Language Pathology
Nordlund, Hanna; Fäldt, Anna – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2023
Parental interventions can help parents use strategies to support their child's language and communication development. The ComAlong courses are parental interventions that focus on responsive communication, enhanced milieu teaching, and augmentative and alternative communication. This interview study aimed to investigate the course leaders'…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Parent Education, Intervention, Communication Skills
Nader, Danielle T.; Erickson, Karen A. – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic required many speech-language pathologists (SLPs) to transition to teletherapy service delivery. This study was designed to explore the experiences and perceptions of SLPs who made this transition with children with disabilities who used aided augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). Semi-structured interviews were…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Speech Therapy, COVID-19, Pandemics
Abendroth, Kathleen J.; Oxley, Judith D.; Hays, Katherine M. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2022
Telepractice offers speech-language pathologists (SLPs) increased flexibility to support language development, including emergent literacy in clients with complex communication needs. However, clinicians may feel uncertain how to pair books with augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) over telepractice. Following an overview of…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, Emergent Literacy
Biggs, Elizabeth E.; Rossi, Elizabeth Burnett; Douglas, Sarah N.; Therrien, Michelle C. S.; Snodgrass, Melinda R. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: The global COVID-19 pandemic brought about widespread use of telepractice to provide services to children with communication disorders, including students who use aided augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) such as speech-generating devices. This descriptive quantitative study utilized network analysis to investigate the nature…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Disorders
Menezes, Edênia da Cunha; Silva, Raquel Souza; dos Santos, Ivana Maria Barboza; Givigi, Rosana Carla do Nascimento – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2021
Education is a fundamental right of all, guaranteed in the Brazilian constitution and in the legislation of several countries in the world. In Brazil, Special Education targets people with disabilities and global developmental disorders. A disabled person needs certain supports, the demands for which are varied. One such demand relates to people…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities
Tsai, Meng-Ju – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2019
Speech language pathologists (SLPs) play a leading role in overall augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) service delivery. Several changes (e.g., the provision of university AAC courses) related to AAC occurred in Taiwan in the past. However, little information of AAC services provided by SLPs in Taiwan is available. The purpose of the…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Hospitals, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel
Sanders, Eric J.; Page, Thomas A.; Lesher, Deborah – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine confidence levels and identify predictors of increased confidence of school-based speech-language pathologists (SLPs) relative to different aspects of the augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) assessment process. Method: Surveys were completed by 272 school-based SLPs. Questions were…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel, School Personnel, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Rombouts, Ellen; Maes, Bea; Zink, Inge – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2017
Background: Research findings suggest that direct support staff use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) inconsistently. Various staff-related factors have been identified, and researchers agree that these factors somehow interrelate. Therefore, we approached AAC use as a behavioural process and examined the synergy between…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Behavior, Allied Health Personnel, Speech Language Pathology
Pampoulou, Eliada; Theodorou, Eleni; Petinou, Kakia – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2018
Whilst augmentative and alternative communication has been used for over sixty years across many countries, in Cyprus it remains underdeveloped. The current study seeks to investigate the current AAC practices in Cyprus. Data were collected through electronically distributed questionnaires to all registered speech and language therapists (n =…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Problems, Disabilities
Bedwani, Mary-Ann Naguib; Bruck, Susan; Costley, Debra – Cogent Education, 2015
Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder often have restricted verbal communication. For children who do not use functional speech, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices can be an important support. We evaluated the effectiveness of one AAC programme, the Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP) using a Vantage…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Children, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Beck, Ann R.; Parette, Phil; Bailey, Rita L. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2005
This study investigated the effectiveness of the CD, Families, Culture and AAC, as a culturally sensitive teaching tool for students enrolled in a speech-language pathology AAC course. Students enrolled in the course were divided into three learning format groups that (a) viewed the CD and engaged in learning challenges independently, (b) viewed…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Multimedia Instruction, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Family (Sociological Unit)
