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Direct linkLuckins, Jessie M.; Clarke, Michael T. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2021
Children with partially intelligible speech and language difficulties are often provided with speech-generating devices (SGDs) to support their spoken communication. However, little is known about how SGDs can be used best to facilitate language development. This study evaluated the effects of a conversation-based intervention using SGDs, on the…
Descriptors: Children, Speech, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Intelligibility
Download full textNutprapha K. Dennis – IAFOR Journal of Education, 2024
This study aimed to investigate the impact of AI-powered Speech Recognition Technology (AISRT) in improving English pronunciation and speaking skills among EFL learners. Additionally, it explored the opinions and responses of EFL learners towards the use of this technology for pronunciation and speaking skill enhancement. The research employed a…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Audio Equipment, Speech Communication, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Babb, Salena; McNaughton, David; Light, Janice; Caron, Jessica – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: Social interaction poses many challenges for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and complex communication needs. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of video visual scene displays (video VSDs) on communication during interactions between adolescents with ASD and peer partners. Method: This study used an…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adolescents, Video Technology
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
Boesch, Miriam C.; Wendt, Oliver; Subramanian, Anu; Hsu, Ning – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2013
An experimental, single-subject research study investigated the comparative efficacy of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) versus a speech-generating device (SGD) in developing requesting skills for three elementary-age children with severe autism and little to no functional speech. Results demonstrated increases in requesting…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Intervention, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Pictorial Stimuli
Ganz, Jennifer B.; Mason, Rose A.; Goodwyn, Fara D.; Boles, Margot B.; Heath, Amy K.; Davis, John L. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2014
Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and complex communication needs often rely on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) as a means of functional communication. This meta-analysis investigated how individual characteristics moderate effectiveness of three types of aided AAC: the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS),…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Communication Problems, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Park, Ju Hee; Alber-Morgan, Sheila R.; Cannella-Malone, Helen – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2011
This study examined the effects of mother-implemented Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) training on the independent communication of three young children with autism spectrum disorders. Three mothers were trained to teach their child PECS Phases 1 through 3B, which they did with high integrity. Moreover, all three children successfully…
Descriptors: Mothers, Autism, Young Children, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Boesch, Miriam Chacon – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this comparative efficacy study was to investigate the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) and a speech-generating device (SGD) in developing requesting skills, social-communicative behavior, and speech for three elementary-age children with severe autism and little to no functional speech. Requesting was selected as the…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Teaching Methods
Tincani, Matt; Devis, Kathryn – Remedial and Special Education, 2011
The "Picture Exchange Communication System" (PECS) has emerged as the augmentative communication intervention of choice for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with a supporting body of single-participant studies. This report describes a meta-analysis of 16 single-participant studies on PECS with percentage of nonoverlapping data…
Descriptors: Intervention, Autism, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Schlosser, Ralf W.; Wendt, Oliver – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2008
Purpose: This systematic review aimed to determine the effects of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention on speech production in children with autism or pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified. Method: A systematic review methodology was utilized to limit bias in searching, selecting, coding, and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Speech Communication
