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Murphy, Patti – Exceptional Parent, 2011
The author shares the story of Megan Fry of The Woodlands, Texas, a pioneer among young artists with disabilities. Megan wanted to enter the Montgomery County Beatification Association's (MCBA) 2010 Arbor Day poster contest, but the rules prohibited computer-based art. That posed a dilemma because cerebral palsy prevents Megan from speaking and…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Eye Movements, Cerebral Palsy, Grade 5
Cooper-Martin, Elizabeth – Montgomery County Public Schools, 2014
The Office of Special Education and Student Services asked the Office of Shared Accountability to evaluate the "Facilitated Communication Pilot." In facilitated communication (FC), people with communication impairments express themselves by typing with the aid of a communication partner, called a facilitator, who provides physical (and…
Descriptors: Counties, Public Schools, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Grade 5
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Beck, Ann R.; Bock, Stacey; Thompson, James R.; Bowman, Linda; Robbins, Stacey – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2006
Two videotapes were created of a child communicating with a voice output augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device. In one the child communicated using formal English only and in the other the child communicated using formal English and age appropriate informal terms. Children in grades 4 and 5 viewed either the formal English only…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Grade 5, Gender Differences