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Thiessen, Amber; Beukelman, David – Topics in Language Disorders, 2019
Purpose: Study purposes were to (a) examine achievement goal tendencies and learning mode preferences of adults who were unfamiliar with augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) facilitation, and (b) determine whether age and gender have an effect on these variables. Recruitment of untrained individuals allowed the researchers to simulate…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Learning Motivation, Socialization, Gender Differences
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Light, Janice; Barwise, Allison; Gardner, Ann Marie; Flynn, Molly – Topics in Language Disorders, 2021
Personalized augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention refers to an approach in which intervention is tailored to the individual's needs and skills, the needs and priorities of the individual's family and other social environments, the evidence base, and the individual's response to intervention. This approach is especially…
Descriptors: Literacy, Language Acquisition, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Case Studies
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Foley, Beth E.; Staples, Amy H. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2003
This article describes an integrated augmentative and alternative communication and literacy intervention program developed for five adults with autism in a supported employment facility. Three detailed case studies describe approaches used with project participants who had emerging, beginning, and more advanced levels of communication and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism