ERIC Number: EJ1381870
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0040-0599
EISSN: EISSN-2163-5684
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Peer-Assisted Aided AAC Modeling for Students with Complex Communication Needs
Kleinert, Harold L.; Kearns, Jacqui; Land, Lou-Ann; Page, Judith L.; Kleinert, Jane O'Regan
TEACHING Exceptional Children, v55 n4 p268-277 Mar-Apr 2023
This article presents the rationale, evidence base, and strategies for teachers and related service personnel to implement peer-assisted Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) modeling with their students with complex communication needs within inclusive settings across the school day. Specific steps for teaching the student's same-age peers to use aided AAC modeling are provided, as well as overall recommendations for implementation. Aided AAC modeling examples and strategies for collecting data on student AAC use are also included.
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Students with Disabilities, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Inclusion, Modeling (Psychology), Vocabulary, Training, Interdisciplinary Approach, Teamwork, Evaluation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) (ED/OSERS), Research to Practice Division (RTP)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: H326Y170004
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