Efficacy research issues in AAC: Interactive storybook reading

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-55

  Bedrosian, Jan L ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentative and alternative communication; Children with severe speech impairments; Efficacy research; Emergent literacy; Interactive storybook reading

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; LINGUISTICS; SPEECH TRANSMISSION;

AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION (AAC) INTERVENTIONS; EFFICACY RESEARCH; EMERGENT LITERACY; INTERACTIVE STORYBOOK READING;

SPEECH COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0033099348     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07434619912331278565     Document Type: Article

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