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Teaching Active Listening Skills to Pre-Service Speech-Language Pathologists: A First Step in Supporting Collaboration with Parents of Young Children Who Require AAC
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Thistle, Jennifer J.; McNaughton, David – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2015
Purpose: This study examined the effect of instruction in an active listening strategy on the communication skills of pre-service speech-language pathologists (SLPs). Method: Twenty-three pre-service SLPs in their 2nd year of graduate study received a brief strategy instruction in active listening skills. Participants were videotaped during a…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Speech Language Pathology, Allied Health Occupations Education, Listening Skills
Social-Communicative Effects of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) in Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Lerna, Anna; Esposito, Dalila; Conson, Massimiliano; Russo, Luigi; Massagli, Angelo – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2012
Background: The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is a common treatment choice for non-verbal children with autism. However, little empirical evidence is available on the usefulness of PECS in treating social-communication impairments in autism. Aims: To test the effects of PECS on social-communicative skills in children with autism,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Interpersonal Relationship, Autism, Observation
Brief Report: Randomized Test of the Efficacy of Picture Exchange Communication System on Highly Generalized Picture Exchanges in Children with ASD
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Yoder, Paul J.; Lieberman, Rebecca G. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2010
A randomized control trial comparing two social-communication interventions in young children with autism examined far-transfer of the use of picture exchange to communicate. Thirty-six children were randomly assigned to one of two treatment conditions, one of which was the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS). All children had access to…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Autism, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Young Children
Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Autism: A Comparison of the Picture Exchange Communication System and Speech-Output Technology
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Boesch, Miriam Chacon – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this comparative efficacy study was to investigate the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) and a speech-generating device (SGD) in developing requesting skills, social-communicative behavior, and speech for three elementary-age children with severe autism and little to no functional speech. Requesting was selected as the…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Teaching Methods
Vocabulary Use during Storybook Reading: Implications for Children with Augmentative and Alternative Communication Needs
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Da Fonte, M. Alexandra; Pufpaff, Lisa A.; Taber-Doughty, Teresa – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
Storybook-reading interactions are a critical component of emergent literacy, contributing to later development of conventional literacy skills. Children with augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) needs must be provided with appropriate vocabulary to actively participate in storybook interactions in a manner similar to that of their…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Emergent Literacy, Vocabulary Development, Story Reading
The Role of Color Cues in Facilitating Accurate and Rapid Location of Aided Symbols by Children with and without Down Syndrome
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Wilkinson, Krista; Carlin, Michael; Thistle, Jennifer – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2008
Purpose: This research examined how the color distribution of symbols within a visual aided augmentative and alternative communication array influenced the speed and accuracy with which participants with and without Down syndrome located a target picture symbol. Method: Eight typically developing children below the age of 4 years, 8 typically…
Descriptors: Cues, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Down Syndrome, Young Children
Synthesized Speech Intelligibility in Sentences: A Comparison of Monolingual English-Speaking and Bilingual Children
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Axmear, Ellen; Reichle, Joe; Alamsaputra, Maya; Kohnert, Kathryn; Drager, Kathryn; Sellnow, Kelli – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2005
Purpose: Research comparing the intelligibility of human and synthesized speech among both young children and adults has indicated that synthesized speech results in a degrading of intelligibility. The purpose of this study was to compare speech intelligibility of high-probability sentences produced using DECtalk[R] "Perfect Paul" and live speech…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Listening Comprehension, Sentences, Monolingualism