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Direct linkMargaret 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
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
Shakila Dada; Cathy Flores; Kirsty Bastable; Kerstin Tönsing; 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 – International 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
Nguyen, Vinh-An – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Despite legislation in the U.S.A requiring the use of assistive technology in special education, there remains an underutilization of technology-based speech intervention for young students who require augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). The purpose of this Policy Delphi study was to address three guiding research questions that…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Special Education
Srinivasan, Saranya; Mathew, Samuel N.; Lloyd, Lyle L. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2011
This study investigated current trends in communication intervention and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in southern India through a mixed-methods design. Study participants (N = 18) were special educators, speech-language pathologists, and behavior therapists. Responses from the questionnaire were quantitatively analyzed.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Data Collection, Special Needs Students
