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Predicting Language Outcomes for Children Learning Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Child and Environmental Factors
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Brady, Nancy C.; Thiemann-Bourque, Kathy; Fleming, Kandace; Matthews, Kris – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2013
Purpose: To investigate a model of language development for nonverbal preschool-age children learning to communicate with augmentative or alternative communication. Method: Ninety-three preschool children with intellectual disabilities were assessed at Time 1, and 82 of these children were assessed 1 year later, at Time 2. The outcome variable was…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Hearing Impairments, Language Skills, Language Acquisition
With Little Research out There It's a Matter of Learning What Works in Teaching Students with Deafness and Autism
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Bradley, Lee Ann; Krakowski, Brandi; Thiessen, Ann – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2008
The development of language and literacy is the foundation for all other learning. This statement is the guiding philosophy at the Iowa School for the Deaf (ISD). Teachers at ISD believe that intensive, highly structured early intervention and education work best to support cognitive and communication development in their students. However, little…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Early Intervention, Autism, Hearing Impairments