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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
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DiMeo, Sarah; Baxter, Mary Frances; Zapf, Susan; Pemberton, Jane; Amerih, Husny – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2018
The purpose of this case study was to examine if the Matching Assistive Technology to Child Augmentative Communication Evaluation Simplified (MATCH-ACES) assessment can help a special education team select an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention for a student with special needs. Additionally, this study identified the…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Assistive Technology, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
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Rowland, Charity Mary; Quinn, Emily Dayle; Steiner, Sandra A. M. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2015
The Individualized Education Program (IEP) is a legal document developed for each student with a disability. The IEP outlines the student's learning needs and associated educational goals, as well as the program placement and services required to support the attainment of these goals in the least restrictive environment. Most IEPs include all…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Individualized Education Programs, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Academic Standards
Kumin, Libby – 2001
This book presents ideas and techniques to help children with Down syndrome communicate better by mastering the language skills necessary for classroom success as well as those needed for social interaction. It also discusses the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process for speech-pathology services and what needs to be included in the IEP.…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Delivery Systems