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Direct linkAndrew J. Wojcik; Alison King; Delanie Amend; Donna Gilles; Audrey Martin; Kristina Keithley; Chloe Weaver – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
The general education classroom is filled with academic vocabulary, and individuals with developmental disabilities benefit from explicit vocabulary instruction (Browder et al., 2008; Marzano, 2020; Smith et al., 2013). Picture-based alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) can encourage academic skills development (Ahlgrim-Dehzel et al.,…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Students with Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities
Tapp, Melissa C.; Pennington, Robert C.; Clausen, Amy M.; Carpenter, Megan E. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2021
In the current investigation, we reviewed the literature on mand training for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in schools. Ninety-three studies met our inclusion criteria including 225 individual participants. Data were extracted related to participant demographics (e.g., age, disability, response form) and study…
Descriptors: Verbal Operant Conditioning, Reinforcement, Behavior Modification, Students with Disabilities
Aydin, Orhan; Diken, Ibrahim H. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2020
In the present study, we aimed to make an evaluation, conduct comprehensive descriptive analyses, and calculate the effect sizes of studies which compare AAC applications designed according to single-subject research designs and conducted for individuals with ASD. Within the scope of this aim, 21 studies meeting the inclusion criteria were…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Research Reports
Gevarter, Cindy; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Sammarco, Nicolette; Watkins, Laci; Kuhn, Michelle; Sigafoos, Jeff – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2018
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of different speech-generating device displays and vocabulary organizations on the acquisition of multi-step requesting responses in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Four young children with ASD were taught to use an iPad® application to make requests using both a taxonomically…
Descriptors: Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Handheld Devices
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
Ali, Emad; MacFarland, Stephanie Z.; Umbreit, John – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2011
The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) program used to teach functional requesting and commenting skills to people with disabilities (Bondy & Frost, 1993; Frost & Bondy, 2002). In this study, tangible symbols were added to PECS in teaching requesting to four students (ages 7-14) with…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Visual Impairments, Multiple Disabilities, Pictorial Stimuli
