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Lund, Shelley K.; Keis, Emily; SanFelippo, Kaitlin – EBP Briefs (Evidence-based Practice Briefs), 2020
Clinical Question: Do children with complex communication needs show greater improvement in requesting behaviors with the Picture Exchange Communication System® (PECS®) versus a speech-generating device (SGD)? Method: Systematic Review. Sources: Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Education Resources Information…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Pictorial Stimuli, Speech Communication, Communication Skills
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Andzik, Natalie R.; Cannella-Malone, Helen I.; Sigafoos, Jeff – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2016
Although functional communication training (FCT) is an effective intervention for increasing appropriate forms of communicative behaviors and decreasing inappropriate forms of communication (i.e., challenging behavior) in students with disabilities, its effectiveness might depend to some extent on the expertise of the interventionist. The purpose…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Communication Skills, Intervention, Intellectual Disability