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Rebecca E. Hacker; Hedda Meadan; Adriana Kaori Terol – Grantee Submission, 2023
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a training and coaching program aimed to increase the use of the aided language modeling (ALM) strategy by siblings to support the social interactions of children with disabilities who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in the natural environment. Method: A…
Descriptors: Siblings, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Children, Coaching (Performance)
Vanderheiden, Gregg C. – SEDL, 2013
This brief describes the technology transfer (TT) and knowledge translation (KT) work of Dr. Gregg Vanderheiden and the Trace Research & Development Center. The Trace Research & Development Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was established in 1971 with the development of an early augmentative communication system, which was…
Descriptors: Technology Transfer, Disabilities, Assistive Technology, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Parette, Phil; Huer, Mary Blake; Wyatt, Toya A. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2002
Discusses issues related to providing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems to young African American children with disabilities and their families. Issues related to the family include stress on the family, communication partners, cultural mistrust, communication needs and values, and language patterns and communication style.…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Black Youth, Communication Disorders, Cultural Relevance
Forum, 1994
Four issues of "The Forum," a publication of the New York State Federation of Chapters of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), contain the following major articles: "Integration, Mainstreaming or Inclusion...Who's On First?" (Tim Knoster); "Links to the Community: Why Inclusion?" (John B. Kish and Leslie A.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism