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Direct linkKris L. Brock; Erica LaBranch; Alycia Cummings; Diane Ogiela; Cathy Binger – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2025
A group of U.S. school speech-language pathologists (SLPs; N = 233), via survey, provided the following business-as-usual (BAU) augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) practices: (a) service delivery models, (b) treatment intensity, (c) the number of aided models provided, and (d) caseload size and knowledge. In addition to descriptive…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Assistive Technology, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel
Shelley K. Lund; Wendy Quach; Kristy Weissling; Miechelle McKelvey – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2025
Purpose: Previous research has shown that many speech-language pathologists (SLPs) lack confidence in conducting augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) evaluations. The AAC Clinical Assessment Project team developed a protocol to help guide SLPs to complete AAC assessments for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This article…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Personnel
Download full textBrandon S. Eddy; Emily Sorensen; Mariel Pinto – Teaching and Learning in Communication Sciences & Disorders, 2024
Speech-language pathologists often report a lack of preparedness to provide augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) services, suggesting the need for improved graduate level training. Recent studies of AAC coursework offerings found 86% to 88% of programs offered AAC coursework, but these studies relied on survey methods with limited…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Speech Language Pathology, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Allied Health Occupations Education
Danielle T. Nader – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technologies for children with complex communication needs (CCN) can improve communication skills, increase autonomy, promote social closeness, and enhance meaningful participation in a variety of social contexts. However, access to AAC technologies is insufficient. Successful use of AAC…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Assistive Technology, Interaction, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Clancy Conlon; Barbra Zupan; Robyn Preston – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2024
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is a core component of speech pathology practice. However, international literature has highlighted that speech language pathologists (SLPs) may not feel confident or competent in this area. Confidence and competence are critical factors in therapy as they can impact the quality-of-service…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Speech Language Pathology, Competence, Self Esteem
Margaret Vento-Wilson – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2025
This tutorial offers speech-language pathologists (SLPs) an opportunity to consider the theoretical constructs of language acquisition theory and the multifactorial determinants that can impinge on the language acquisition process for children with complex communication needs. The system of constraints observed through the lens of optimality…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Speech Language Pathology, Language Acquisition, Language Proficiency
Matthew L. Love; Marcella Cardoza McCollum; Wendy Quach – Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 2025
This study explores the efficacy and challenges of interprofessional learning opportunities for preservice special education teachers and speech-language pathologists through a novel Interprofessional Summit. Employing a mixed-methods approach, the research examined how interdisciplinary collaboration impacts the preparation of these professionals…
Descriptors: Interprofessional Relationship, Cooperation, Preservice Teachers, Special Education Teachers
Weili Yuan; Michael Dunn; Jae Kennedy; Yun-Ju Hsiao – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
This systematic review evaluated the effect of speech interventions with the addition of speech generating devices on vocalizations of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and complex communication needs. This review synthesized information across 18 studies published in the past three decades (1990-2023) with the primary focus on the…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Communication Disorders, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Speech Communication
Camryn Terblanche; Michelle Pascoe; Michal Harty – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2025
Communication partners are instrumental in the successful use and implementation of augmentative and alternative communication systems (AAC), especially in schools, but stakeholder views from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are not well represented in the literature. Focus group interviews with seven professionals and three caregivers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Barriers, Technology Uses in Education
Aine M. Mooney Mahan; Allison Bean; Amy Miller Sonntag – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2024
Communicative competence for people who use augmentative and alternative communication consists of four interrelated domains: linguistic, strategic, social, and operational. Ongoing assessment and progress monitoring within these domains are crucial to (a) providing information to teach targeted skills in a manner contextualized within the…
Descriptors: Children, Students with Disabilities, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Assistive Technology
Rebecca Archer Anwar; Juliet E. Hart Barnett – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2024
"Augmentative and alternative communication" (AAC) refers to a wide variety of communication devices, systems, tools, and strategies that support or replace spoken language. Augmentative and alternative communication users represent a range of ages, abilities, and communication needs. Support for AAC often begins in the public school…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Special Education, Special Education Teachers, Speech Language Pathology
Shakila Dada; Cathy Flores; Kirsty Bastable; Kerstin Țnsing; Alecia Samuels; Sourav Mukhopadhyay; Beatrice Isanda; Josephine Ohenewa Bampoe; Unati Stemela-Zali; Saira Banu Karim; Legini Moodley; Adele May; Refilwe Morwane; Katherine Smith; Rahab Mothapo; Mavis Mohuba; Maureen Casey; Zakiyya Laher; Nothando Mtungwa; Robyn Moore РInternational Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Over 8 million children with disabilities live in Africa and are candidates for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), yet formal training for team members, such as speech-language therapists and special education teachers, is extremely limited. Only one university on the continent provides postgraduate degrees in AAC, and…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Curriculum Development, Technology Uses in Education
Elizabeth E. Biggs; Erin C. Turner; Emily Elchos; Emilee Spann; Kendra E. Scotti – Grantee Submission, 2025
Purpose: Elementary-aged peers often need support for them to have positive interactions with classmates with autism who are minimally speaking (i.e., fewer than 30 functional spoken words). This study examined whether peers could learn to use responsive interaction strategies to support inclusive play and communication within a peer network…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Peer Relationship, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities
