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A Case for Increased Rigor in AAC Research: A Methodological Quality Review
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J. B. Ganz; James E. Pustejovsky; Joe Reichle; Kimberly J. Vannest; Margarets Foster; Lauren M. Pierson; Sanikan Wattanawongwan; Marcus C. Fuller; April N. Haas; Mary Rose Sallese; S. D. Smith; Valeria Yllades – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2023
This comprehensive review reports on methodological quality of 162 single-case studies on augmentative and alternative communication interventions for communication and challenging behavior in individuals diagnosed with autism or intellectual disabilities and with complex communication needs. Following review for inclusion criteria, documents were…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Behavior Problems
Applying Secondary-Tier Group-Based Video Modeling to Teach Children with Developmental Disabilities to Communicate Using iPad
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Chang, Chia-Jui; Wang, Hui-Ting – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2018
This study aimed to contribute to the secondary-tier evidence of the three-tier video modeling intervention model (3TVM), using a group-based generic video, and to explore a new form of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention using a Chinese-language interface for teaching children with developmental disabilities. A multiple…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Video Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Modeling (Psychology)
The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS): A Promising Method for Improving Communication Skills of Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Ganz, Jennifer B.; Simpson, Richard L.; Lund, Emily M. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
Children and youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other developmental delays frequently experience deficits in functional communication. Identifying and using suitable communication enhancement and augmentative and alternative communication supports is essential to achievement of positive outcomes for these learners. This article…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Developmental Delays, Communication Skills
Enabling a Prelinguistic Communicator with Autism to Use Picture Card as a Strategy for Repairing Listener Misunderstandings: A Case Study
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Ohtake, Yoshihisa; Wehmeyer, Michael; Uchida, Naomi; Nakaya, Akitaka; Yanagihara, Masafumi – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
The purpose of this case study was to examine the effects of a time-delay prompting procedure on the acquisition of skills for repairing multiple listener misunderstandings. A prelinguistic student with autism was taught to use picture cards as a strategy to repair listener misunderstandings in a setting where the student had to ask the listener…
Descriptors: Autism, Disabilities, Communication (Thought Transfer), Interpersonal Communication