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Jane Puhlman; Lauren Sabatino; Zara Waldman DeLuca; Ciera Lorio; Lindsay Decker – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2025
Narrative language samples can be used to measure language development in children, but research on narrative development in deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children is scarce, limiting knowledge of developmental stages and best practices for collection and analysis. This scoping review included 39 articles that explored recent methodologies and…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Hard of Hearing, Children, Story Telling
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Imane Nedjar; Mohammed M'hamedi – Education and Information Technologies, 2024
Tailored support is crucial for deaf and hearing-impaired children to overcome learning difficulties, particularly during primary education. The absence of listening profoundly hinders the progression of the learning journey, as it plays a pivotal role in language acquisition. Employing assistive technology is one approach to address this issue in…
Descriptors: Deafness, Sign Language, Arabic, Artificial Intelligence
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Margaret Vento-Wilson – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2025
This tutorial offers speech-language pathologists (SLPs) an opportunity to consider the theoretical constructs of language acquisition theory and the multifactorial determinants that can impinge on the language acquisition process for children with complex communication needs. The system of constraints observed through the lens of optimality…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Speech Language Pathology, Language Acquisition, Language Proficiency
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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
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Olive, Melissa L.; Lang, Russell B.; Davis, Tonya N. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2008
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of Functional Communication Training (FCT) and a Voice Output Communication Aid (VOCA) on the challenging behavior and language development of a 4-year-old girl with autism spectrum disorder. The participant's mother implemented modified functional analysis (FA) and intervention procedures in…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mothers, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Young Children
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Waller, Annalu – Topics in Language Disorders, 2006
This article describes methods that have been developed to provide augmentative and alternative communication communicators with better access to narrative conversation. It begins by highlighting the need to provide access to conversational narrative for people with complex communication needs, arguing that this type of conversation plays an…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Interaction, Assistive Technology, Language Acquisition
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Skau, Lauren; Cascella, Paul W. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2006
Many young children have speech or language disorders or delays that require the coordinated services of a preschool intervention team. Young children with delayed talking skills benefit when their parents and their preschool teachers collaborate to include assistive technology in home and preschool routines. Assistive technology for communication…
Descriptors: Sign Language, Language Impairments, Young Children, Educational Technology
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Drager, Kathryn D. R.; Light, Janice C.; Speltz, JoHannah Curran; Fallon, Karen A.; Jeffries, Lauren Z. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2003
Thirty children (age 2) were assigned to three system approaches: vocabulary in a grid format organized taxonomically; vocabulary in a grid format organized schematically; and vocabulary in an integrated scene organized schematically. Children performed poorly in all conditions but were able to locate more items in the schematic scene condition.…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Computer Assisted Instruction, Early Childhood Education