AAC Strategies for Individuals with Moderate to Severe Disabilities

AAC Strategies for Individuals with Moderate to Severe Disabilities
Author: Susan S. Johnston
Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2012
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781598572063

Get explicit, evidence-based AAC strategies that improve the communication of learners with severe disabilities in school settings. Includes a CD-ROM with more than 35 forms, plus helpful hints, research highlights, and case studies.

Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Author: David R. Beukelman
Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company
Total Pages: 593
Release: 2012
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781598571967

The fourth edition of the foundational, widely adopted AAC textbook Augmentative and Alternative Communication is the definitive introduction to AAC processes, interventions, and technologies that help people best meet their daily communication needs. Future teachers, SLPs, OTs, PTs, and other professionals will prepare for their work in the field with critical new information on advancing literacy skills; conducting effective, culturally appropriate assessment and intervention; selecting AAC vocabulary tailored to individual needs; using new consumer technologies as affordable, nonstigmatizing communication devices; promoting social competence supporting language learning and development; providing effective support to beginning communicators; planning inclusive education services for students with complex communication needs; and improving the communication of people with specific developmental disabilities and acquired disabilities. An essential core text for tomorrow's professionals--and a key reference for in-service practitioners--this fourth edition prepares readers to support the communicative competence of children and adults with a wide range of complex needs.

Augmentative Communication Strategies for Adults with Acute Or Chronic Medical Conditions

Augmentative Communication Strategies for Adults with Acute Or Chronic Medical Conditions
Author: David R. Beukelman
Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company
Total Pages: 436
Release: 2007
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

This practical guidebook and CD?ROM set gathers in one place everything professionals need to support and improve communication for adults with specific medical conditions. Includes expert guidance on providing effective AAC services for people with a ran

Teaching Communication Skills to Students with Severe Disabilities

Teaching Communication Skills to Students with Severe Disabilities
Author: June Downing
Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Arts du langage
ISBN: 9781557667557

This expanded edition gives readers practical strategies they can use to realize the benefits of effective communication: less frustration, more control over their lives, and stronger bonds with friends and family.

Supporting Individuals Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Supporting Individuals Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Author: Eric J. Sanders
Publisher: Plural Publishing
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2022-12-02
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1635503922

Individuals with complex communication needs who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) frequently encounter barriers that limit their ability to achieve their full potential in communication and in life. These barriers include access barriers (limitations in the current capabilities of the AAC user or the communication systems that they use) as well as opportunity barriers (e.g., policy, practice, knowledge/skill, and attitude barriers that extend beyond the AAC user). It is essential to consider both access and opportunity barriers when designing systems and supports for individuals who use AAC. However, often the emphasis of research and practice is on addressing issues related to access barriers with far less attention to opportunity barriers. Supporting Individuals Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Breaking Down Opportunity Barriers is the first book to focus specifically on practical strategies for breaking down opportunity barriers experienced by individuals who use AAC. The text is divided into four sections, with each section devoted to a frequently encountered opportunity barrier (knowledge/skill, practice, attitude, and policy). Within each section, readers will (a) develop a deeper understanding of the impact of the barrier through the eyes of individuals who use AAC or their families, (b) acquire knowledge based on current research and recommended practices related to addressing the barrier, and (c) learn how professionals have successfully addressed the barrier via case examples from the field. The final chapter provides readers with information (as well as tools and examples) about how to go “beyond the book” and actively address the unique opportunity barriers they encounter. Key Features * Includes in-depth interviews with individuals who use AAC and their families * Identifies evidence-based and promising practices for addressing opportunity barriers * Provides tips, tools, and resources for addressing opportunity barriers * Illustrates successful strategies for addressing opportunity barriers through case examples and step-by-step guidelines for implementation * Includes contributions from professionals in the field who have successfully addressed opportunity barriers in home, school, workplace, and community settings Who Should Read This Book This book is designed to support those who find themselves frustrated by the opportunity barriers experienced by individuals who use AAC and are searching for ways to break down those barriers, including people who rely on AAC, speech-language pathologists, special education teachers, occupational therapists, physical therapists, family members, university students, faculty in higher education, and other professionals in school, healthcare, and community settings.

Communication Interventions for Individuals with Severe Disabilities

Communication Interventions for Individuals with Severe Disabilities
Author: Rose A. Sevcik
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2016
Genre: EDUCATION
ISBN: 9781681250892

"This interdisciplinary book critically examines the research on the effectiveness of communication interventions for individuals with severe disabilities. This volume provides the reader with a synthesis of the complex issues related to communication intervention and severe disabilities"--

Multimodal Aac for Individuals with Down Syndrome

Multimodal Aac for Individuals with Down Syndrome
Author: Krista M. Wilkinson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2020-11-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9781681254128

This volume examines the role of multimodal augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in supporting speech, language, and communication of individuals with Down syndrome, across the lifespan.

Effective Augmentative and Alternative Communication Practices

Effective Augmentative and Alternative Communication Practices
Author: M. Alexandra Da Fonte
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2018-07-17
Genre: Education
ISBN: 135178000X

Effective Augmentative and Alternative Communication Practices provides a user-friendly handbook for any school-based practitioner, whether you are a special education teacher, an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) consultant, assistive technology consultant, speech language pathologist, or occupational therapist. This highly practical book translates the AAC research into practice and explains the importance of the use of AAC strategies across settings. The handbook also provides school-based practitioners with resources to be used during the assessment, planning, and instructional process.