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Increasing Pre-Service Teacher Knowledge of AAC Systems and Supports in the Classroom Setting
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Hannah J. Kammet; Sharon M. Darling; Charles E. Dukes; Rangasamy Ramasamy – Teacher Development, 2024
In-service general education teachers receive limited pre-service training in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems and strategies. Therefore, pre-service training should expose general education teacher candidates to the field of AAC and its benefits. This study investigated the efficacy of an online professional development…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Program Effectiveness, Knowledge Level
Efficacy of Peer-Network Interventions for High School Students with Severe Disabilities and Complex Communication Needs
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Herbert, Morgan E.; Brock, Matthew E.; Barczak, Mary A.; Anderson, Eric J. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2020
Peer networks are a promising intervention for increasing social interactions between students with severe disabilities and their peers. However, this approach has not been well studied with high school students who have complex communication needs and use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). In this study, we used a multiple probe…
Descriptors: High School Students, Severe Disabilities, Peer Relationship, Social Networks
Ecological Systems for Students Who Use AAC: Stakeholders' Views on Factors Impacting Intervention and Outcomes
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Biggs, Elizabeth E.; Hacker, Rebecca E. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2021
Although substantial evidence demonstrates the effectiveness of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention for students with severe disabilities who have complex communication needs, increasing importance is being placed on understanding how to move research into practice. This descriptive qualitative study focused on…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Students with Disabilities, Severe Disabilities, Parent Attitudes
Engaging Stakeholders to Improve Social Validity: Intervention Priorities for Students with Complex Communication Needs
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Biggs, Elizabeth E.; Hacker, Rebecca E. – Online Submission, 2021
Many factors impact intervention implementation in everyday practice, including the social validity of these interventions. As a way of addressing social validity, this study aimed to understand the perspectives of multiple stakeholders of school-aged children and adolescents who use aided and unaided augmentative and alternative communication…
Descriptors: Intervention, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Special Education Teachers, Paraprofessional School Personnel
Engaging Stakeholders to Improve Social Validity: Intervention Priorities for Students with Complex Communication Needs
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Biggs, Elizabeth E.; Hacker, Rebecca – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2021
Many factors impact intervention implementation in everyday practice, including the social validity of these interventions. As a way of addressing social validity, this study aimed to understand the perspectives of multiple stakeholders of school-aged children and adolescents who use aided and unaided augmentative and alternative communication…
Descriptors: Intervention, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Special Education Teachers, Paraprofessional School Personnel
Communicative Competence Inventory for Students Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication: A Team Approach
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Chung, Yun-Ching; Douglas, Karen H. – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2014
Students who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) represent a heterogonous group with complex communication needs. AAC--including aided communication means (e.g., pictures, devices) and unaided (e.g., signs, gestures)--is often used to support students who have difficulties with speech production, language comprehension, and…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Assistive Technology, Student Needs
Maximizing ESY Services: Teaching Pre-Service Teachers to Assess Communication Skills and Implement Picture Exchange with Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Disabilities
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Hill, Doris Adams; Flores, Margaret M.; Kearley, Regina F. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2014
The authors supervised and trained pre-service teachers while conducting extended school year (ESY) services for pre-kindergarten and elementary students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities (DD). Each classroom was responsible for conducting communication assessments and developing interventions focused on…
Descriptors: Extended School Year, Preservice Teachers, Kindergarten, Elementary School Students