An AAC training program for special education teachers: A case study of Palestinian Arab teachers in Israel

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 205-217

  Patel, Rupal ^a   Khamis Dakwar, Reem ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

AAC training models; Arabic; Attitudes; Barrier model; Knowledge; Palestinian; Practice; Special education

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HANDICAPPED PERSONS; HUMAN REHABILITATION ENGINEERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPEECH COMMUNICATION; STUDENTS; TEACHING; TRANSLATION (LANGUAGES);

AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION (AAC) TRAINING MODELS; BARRIER MODEL; SPECIAL EDUCATION;

PERSONNEL TRAINING;

EID: 27744595940     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: 14773848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07434610400011638     Document Type: Article

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