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Andrew J. Wojcik; Alison King; Delanie Amend; Donna Gilles; Audrey Martin; Kristina Keithley; Chloe Weaver – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2024
The general education classroom is filled with academic vocabulary, and individuals with developmental disabilities benefit from explicit vocabulary instruction (Browder et al., 2008; Marzano, 2020; Smith et al., 2013). Picture-based alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) can encourage academic skills development (Ahlgrim-Dehzel et al.,…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Students with Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities
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Caron, Jessica; Light, Janice; McNaughton, David – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2020
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Transition to Literacy (T2L) software features (i.e., dynamic text and speech output upon selection of a graphic symbol) within a grid display in an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) app on the single-word reading skills of five individuals with severe disabilities and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Severe Disabilities, Communication Disorders
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Douglas, Karen H.; Wojcik, Brian W.; Thompson, James R. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2012
Everyday technologies (e.g., iPods, iPads, and Smart Phones) other applications (apps) that can serve as supports to students with intellectual and related developmental disabilities. The extent to which apps that are currently on the market are aligned with the support needs of children was evaluated using the subscale framework of the…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Assistive Technology, Developmental Disabilities, Handheld Devices