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Direct linkFrizelle, Pauline; Lyons, Caoimhe – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2022
Key word signing, an unaided augmentative, and alternative communication (AAC) system is commonly used by children with Down syndrome who attend mainstream primary schools. To ensure the successful use of key word signing within a mainstream environment, a meaningful, contextually appropriate sign vocabulary must be available to all communication…
Descriptors: Young Children, Down Syndrome, Students with Disabilities, Teachers
Dodge-Chin, Cheri; Shigetomi-Toyama, Sandra; Quinn, Emily D. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2022
Purpose: This study aimed to explore the feasibility of a telepractice communication partner intervention for children who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and their parents. Method: Five children (aged 3;4-12;9 [years;months]) with severe expressive communication impairments who use AAC and their parents enrolled in a…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Children, Preadolescents
Kimberly Thompson – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The problem of this basic qualitative study explored whether there is an underrepresentation of information surrounding strategies, systems, and programs special education teachers use to support students using augmentative alternative communication (AAC) and the impact said information has on student behaviors. The purpose of this basic…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Special Education Teachers, Students with Disabilities, Student Behavior
Download full textGreene, Kai J.; Esposito, M. C. Kate – Journal of Special Education Apprenticeship, 2023
Educators are bound to encounter students with a broad range of speech-language and communication needs in their respective classrooms. According to federal mandates, current and future teachers are required to implement inclusive practices, which involves providing access to communication for all students. This practitioner-focused article shares…
Descriptors: Interprofessional Relationship, Teacher Expectations of Students, Special Needs Students, Speech Language Pathology
Klefbeck, Kamilla – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2023
Enabling functional communication is critical for accessibility in school and society for all pupils. This systematic review analyzed the results of educational studies on developing communication skills for learners ([less than or equal to]21 years) with autism spectrum disorder and comorbid intellectual disability. Systematic database searches…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability, Comorbidity
Howery, Kathy L. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2018
This article presents a phenomenological investigation into speech-generating device (SGD) use in the school context. Derived from a larger study on the experience of speaking through a SGD, this article focuses particularly on the experience of time and timing of speaking for one who must use a SGD to give audible voice to their words. Themes…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Barriers, Communication Problems
Reichle, Joe; Ganz, J. B.; Pierson, Lauren; Rodriguez, Daira – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2021
Treatment intensity is an aspect of communication intervention that has received limited empirical attention. In this article, we discuss key parameters of treatment intensity related to individuals with complex communication needs who use augmentative and alternative communication. We advocate for an examination of treatment intensity along with…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Communication Skills, Incidence
Yong, Yvonne H. L.; Dutt, Anuradha S.; Chen, Mo; Yeong, Adeline M. – Child Language Teaching and Therapy, 2021
This study compared a picture exchange (PE) system and an iPad®-based speech generating device (SGD) when teaching requesting skills to preschoolers with developmental disabilities and limited functional speech. A multiple baseline design with counterbalancing the order of two instruction conditions across participants was applied to compare the…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Preschool Children, Developmental Disabilities, Delayed Speech
Shin, Sangeun; Park, HyunJu; Hill, Katya – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: This study is aimed to identify the high-frequency vocabulary (HFV), otherwise termed "core vocabulary" for adults with complex communication needs. Method: Three major characteristics of the HFV--a relatively small number of different words (NDW), a relatively high word frequency, and a high word commonality across…
Descriptors: Word Frequency, Vocabulary Skills, Adults, Age Differences
Andzik, Natalie R.; Schaefer, John M.; Christensen, Victoria L. – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2021
Special education teachers are often responsible for training their staff how to support children with autism spectrum disorder in their classrooms. In addition to academic and behavioral interventions, paraeducators also need to be prepared to support students with complex communication needs. This study was designed to investigate the effects of…
Descriptors: Paraprofessional School Personnel, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Students with Disabilities, Intervention
Srinivasan, Sudha; Patel, Siddhi; Khade, Avadhut; Bedi, Gaganjot; Mohite, Jyoti; Sen, Ajanta; Poovaiah, Ravi – Autism & Developmental Language Impairments, 2022
Background & aims: The study assessed the efficacy of a novel, child-friendly, socio-culturally sensitive, icon-based Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) system called Jellow Communicator, in teaching requesting skills to young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in a special school in Mumbai, India. Jellow is a…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Skills, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Teaching Methods
Khacharem, Aïmen; Trabelsi, Khaled; Zoudji, Bachir; Kalyuga, Slava – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2020
Purpose: Guided by cognitive load theory and cognitive theory of multimedia learning, the purpose of this study was to evaluate players' ability to integrate dynamic information presented under different conditions: a verbal condition, in which instructions were given orally; a visual condition, in which instructions were shown using arrow…
Descriptors: Verbal Communication, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Skills, Communication Strategies
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
Claire Manford; Saima Rajasingam; Peter M. Allen; Eldre Beukes – British Journal of Special Education, 2024
Deafblind children and young people often perform poorly in education and social settings. The extent of this attainment gap is unknown. Following the Joanna Briggs protocol, a scoping review was conducted with the aim of establishing the barriers to and facilitators of academic and social success for this cohort. A database search was conducted…
Descriptors: Deaf Blind, Students with Disabilities, Social Environment, Educational Environment
Amanda Connelly; Jane Doyle – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2023
Mateo was like many students, neither fluent in English nor in American Sign Language (ASL) and significantly delayed in literacy skills. At Model Secondary School for the Deaf (MSSD), he was provided with emerging signers services to develop his expressive and receptive ASL skills. He was also provided with speech and language services by a…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational Legislation, Students with Disabilities, Federal Legislation
