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Peer reviewedDuchan, Judith Felson – Topics in Language Disorders, 1997
This article proposes the application of a situated pragmatics (also known as community-based training or activity-based intervention) approach to intervention with children having severe communication disorders. Models for this approach have been developed by the World Health Organization and specialists in alternative and augmentative…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Disorders, Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedBlischak, Doreen M.; Schlosser, Ralf W. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2003
This article reviews evidence regarding the role of speech-generating devices (SGDs) and talking word processing software in supporting independent spelling in children with autism. Two studies support the importance of assessing the relative benefits of feedback modes for individual learners with autism rather than assuming SGDs should supply…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Computer Uses in Education
