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McAfoose, Linnea R. – Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits, 2004
The subject of the attached case study is Sara, a 17-year-old high school honors student who communicates using a DynaVox 3100, which she accesses via single-switch visual scanning. A team of education and engineering specialists at DynaVox Systems LLC collaborated with Sara to identify and maximize her use of device features and accessories that…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Quality of Life, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Adolescents
Schepis, Maureen M. – 1996
This report discusses the outcomes of a project that examined the acquisition and use of voice output communication aids in naturally occurring routines by four young children (ages 3-5) with autism. The effects of naturalistic teaching and the use of voice output communication aids (VOCAs) on communicative behaviors of the participants as well as…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Communication Aids (for Disabled)

Erickson, Karen A.; Koppenhaver, David A.; Yoder, David E.; Nance, Joy – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 1997
This longitudinal case study examined the communication and literacy learning progress of an 11-year-old boy with severe speech and physical impairments related to cerebral palsy. Integrated use of voice-output augmentative communication technology led to improved communication skills as well as increased demonstrations of literacy capability…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Case Studies, Cerebral Palsy, Communication Skills

Duchan, Judith Felson – Topics in Language Disorders, 1997
This article proposes the application of a situated pragmatics (also known as community-based training or activity-based intervention) approach to intervention with children having severe communication disorders. Models for this approach have been developed by the World Health Organization and specialists in alternative and augmentative…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Disorders, Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education

Myles, Brenda Smith; And Others – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 1996
A study was conducted of nine male and three female adolescents with autism to find the collateral behavioral and social interaction effects of using facilitated communication. The facilitated communication intervention appeared to have no influence on the subjects' behavior and social interactions. (CR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Behavior Change

Parette, Phil; Huer, Mary Blake; Wyatt, Toya A. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2002
Discusses issues related to providing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems to young African American children with disabilities and their families. Issues related to the family include stress on the family, communication partners, cultural mistrust, communication needs and values, and language patterns and communication style.…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Black Youth, Communication Disorders, Cultural Relevance

Venkatagiri, H. S. – American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1995
This paper summarizes selected findings on approaches to increasing the rate of communicatively appropriate responses in augmentative and alternative communication. Six approaches--efficient keyboard layouts, reduced keys keyboards, Minspeak with Words Strategy, enlarged keys keyboards, abbreviation expansion, and lexical prediction--are reviewed…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Disorders, Equipment Evaluation

Vazquez, Carol A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1994
This study tested the validity of facilitated communication with 2 students (ages 10 and 12) with autism, using a picture identification task, video task, and object identification. Subjects were able to report information unknown to the facilitator in one out of four controlled sessions. Strong evidence for direct cuing between subject and…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Skills

Mullis, Fran; Otwell, Patricia S. – Journal of Humanistic Education and Development, 1998
Offers suggestions to school counselors who consult with classroom teachers in order to help students who are hearing impaired develop feelings of capability, belonging, and contribution at school. Defines hearing impairment and provides information about the use of augmentation systems and interpreters in the regular classroom. (Author)
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Classroom Environment, Consultation Programs, Elementary Education

DiCarlo, Cynthia; Banajee, Meher; Stricklin, Sarintha Buras – Young Exceptional Children, 2000
This article first describes various augmentative communication systems including sign language, picture symbols, and voice output communication devices. It then explains ways to embed augmentative communication within four types of early childhood classroom activities: (1) special or planned activities, (2) meal time, (3) circle time, and (4)…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Communication Disorders

Chapman, Tammy; Stormont, Melissa; McCathren, Rebecca – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 1998
Landau-Kleffner syndrome is characterized by difficulty in receptive or expressive language, abnormal electroencephalograms, and seizures. This article describes the primary and secondary characteristics of children with this syndrome and offers educators a framework for intervention techniques. These include using predictable language, creating…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Congenital Impairments, Elementary Secondary Education, Expressive Language

Dyches, Tina Taylor – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 1998
A study examined the effects of switch training on the communication of four functionally nonverbal elementary students with severe disabilities and autism. Results indicated switch training was an effective strategy for helping the students communicate a simple message. The benefits of switch use and implications for research are discussed.…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Communication Aids (for Disabled)

Beck, Ann R.; Thompson, James R.; Clay, Sandra L. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2000
The influence of icon prediction and length of icon sequence on college students' recall of 24 iconically encoded messages was investigated. Findings indicated that using an icon prediction feature resulted in increased recall. The length of the icon sequences also had a significant effect on recall. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Children, College Students

Sutton, Ann E.; Morford, Jill P. – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1998
Children using Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) picture boards often produce sequences of symbols that do not reflect the grammatical structure of the language spoken in their environment. Graphic symbols or pictures may be interpreted as global representations of meaning rather than as individual components to be sequenced into…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication (Thought Transfer), Elementary Education, Elementary School Students

Schneiter, Rachelle; Devine, Mary Ann – Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 2001
Describes how a leisure communication book (LCB) was used to increase the ability of a 21-year-old man with autism to express leisure preferences. The intervention was intended to reduce self-injurious behaviors in leisure environments. Results indicated that the LCB provided an effective, age-appropriate way for him to express his leisure…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Skills