The effect of aided AAC modeling on the expression of multi-symbol messages by preschoolers who use AAC

AAC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-43

  Binger, Cathy ^a   Light, Janice ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR NONVOCAL PERSONS; SPEECH COMMUNICATION; STUDENTS;

AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION; MULTI-SYMBOL MESSAGE PRODUCTION; VOICE OUTPUT;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNICATION AID; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION; SEMANTICS; SPEECH; SPEECH DISORDER; SYMBOLISM;

ARTICULATION DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SEMANTICS; SPEECH; SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 34250876847     PISSN: 07434618     EISSN: 14773848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07434610600807470     Document Type: Article

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