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Katherine Buckeridge; Vanessa Abrahamson; Tracy Pellatt-Higgins; Diane Sellers; Lindsay Forbes – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: There are many children with neurodisability who are unable to rely on speech to communicate and so use a range of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) methods and strategies to get their message across. Current instruments designed to measure the outcomes of speech and language therapy interventions lack specific attention…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Cerebral Palsy, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Nonverbal Communication
Wei, Xing – ProQuest LLC, 2023
In language learning, aided language modeling refers to the method by which communication partners provide models of the communication system used by individuals with complex communication repertoires that involving both symbols and speech. Providing aided language models creates opportunities for individuals with complex communication repertoires…
Descriptors: Models, Speech Communication, Receptive Language, Expressive Language
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Hayes, Laura E.; Traughber, Matthew C. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to further evaluate an eight-step partner instructional model developed by Kent-Walsh and McNaughton that has been demonstrated to improve implementation quality and fidelity among adults in clinical and educational settings who support the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) for…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Teaching Methods, Models, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
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Bonnike, Dena R.; Douglas, Karen H.; Stoner, Julia B. – International Journal of Special Education, 2018
The purpose of this single case A-B-A-B study was to determine if the dependent variables of eye gaze, vocalization, and reaching would increase among students and peers with severe and multiple disabilities and complex communication needs when the independent variable of positioning for communication and socialization (peers facing each other and…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Interpersonal Communication, Nonverbal Communication, Severe Disabilities
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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