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Direct linkBeck, Ann R.; Stoner, Julia B.; Bock, Stacey J.; Parton, Tom – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2008
This study compares use of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) and a Voice Output Communication Aide (VOCA) with four preschool children who were either non-speaking or limited in their ability to speak and did not use an AAC system to communicate functionally. An alternating treatment single subject design was used to measure…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Preschool Children, Developmental Disabilities, Autism
Kreiner, Janice; Flexer, Robert – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2009
The purpose of this study was to develop and to evaluate the Preferences for Leisure Attributes (PLA) Assessment, a forced-choice computer software program for students with severe disabilities and communication difficulties. In order to determine content validity of the PLA Assessment, four experts in related fields assigned critical attributes…
Descriptors: Leisure Time, Developmental Disabilities, Content Validity, Test Validity
Bingham, Mary Anna; Spooner, Fred; Browder, Diane – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2007
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of training paraeducators on (a) paraeducator prompting use of augmentative communication (AAC) systems, (b) paraeducator responding to student requests, (c) student use of AAC, and (d) student problem behavior via a series of multiple probe designs. Participants were three paraeducators and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Training
Tincani, Matt; Crozier, Shannon; Alazett, Shannon – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2006
We examined the effects of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS; Frost & Bondy, 2002) on the manding (requesting) and speech development of school-aged children with autism. In study 1, two participants, Damian and Bob, were taught PECS within a delayed multiple baseline design. Both participants demonstrated increased levels of manding…
Descriptors: Reinforcement, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Preadolescents
Schlosser, Ralf W.; Walker, Elizabeth; Sigafoos, Jeff – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2006
This study evaluated the effectiveness of pyramidal training with direct care staff in group homes. Training focused on teaching staff how to provide opportunities for communication to non-speaking children with developmental disabilities to communicate. Staff were taught through a combination of a workshop, and nondirective consultation following…
Descriptors: Group Homes, Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Hetzroni, Orit E.; Roth, Tali – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2003
This study investigated effects of a positive behavior support plan accompanied by an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention on the reduction of challenging behaviors in four children with moderate and severe mental retardation. Functional assessment was followed by a positive AAC support plan designed by the school team to…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Communication Skills
Bailey, Rita L.; Stoner, Julie B.; Parette, Howard P., Jr.; Angell, Maureen E. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2006
This study provided an in-depth view of augmentative and alternative (AAC) team member's perceptions of AAC device use with older students. Six special education teachers and one speech-language pathologist (SLP) who worked as members of an AAC team were interviewed to determine their perceptions of AAC use in junior high and high school settings.…
Descriptors: Speech Language Pathology, Special Education Teachers, Communicative Competence (Languages), Augmentative and Alternative Communication
