The performance of typically developing 2 1/2-year-olds on dynamic display AAC technologies with different system layouts and language organizations

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 298-312

  Drager, Kathryn D R ^a   Light, Janice C ^a   Speltz, JoHannah Curran ^a   Fallon, Karen A ^a   Jeffries, Lauren Z ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC); Children; Dynamic displays; Learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PLAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; TECHNOLOGY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; VOCABULARY;

EID: 0037387995     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2003/024)     Document Type: Article

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